Editing Johnny Warren

{{Short description|Australian soccer player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster}}
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| image               = Johnny Warren 1968 (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Warren in 1968
| fullname            = John Norman Warren
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| birth_place = [[Sydney]], Australia
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| death_place = Sydney, Australia 
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| club-update         = 7 October 2009
| nationalteam-update = 7 October 2009
}}
'''John Norman Warren''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], [[Order of Australia|OAM]] (17 May 1943 – 6 November 2004) was an Australian [[association football|soccer]] player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster. He was known as ''Captain Socceroo'' for his passionate work to promote the [[Soccer in Australia|game in Australia]].<ref name="sunherald2">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/06/1099547438261.html|title=Farewell Captain Socceroo|last1=Hall|first1=Matthew|last2=Prichard |first2=Greg|date=7 November 2004|newspaper=[[The Sun-Herald]]|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref> The award for the best player in the [[A-League]] is named the [[Johnny Warren Medal]] in his honour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/if-johnny-could-see-us-now/2005/11/03/1130823343569.html|title=If Johnny could see us now|last=Muscat|first=Kevin|date=4 November 2005|newspaper=[[The Age]]|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref>

==Early life==
Warren grew up in the suburb of [[Botany, New South Wales|Botany]] in Sydney and had two elder brothers, Geoff and Ross.<ref name="sunherald1">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Soccer/Warren-dies-at-61-after-cancer-battle/2004/11/06/1099547440145.html|title=Warren leaves his mark on Aussie soccer|date=7 November 2004|newspaper=[[The Sun-Herald]]|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref><ref name="ABCPM">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2247495.htm|title=Museum to receive collection of great soccer Warren|date=16 May 2008|work=[[PM (Australian radio program)|PM]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref>

He attended Cleveland St. High School, Surry Hills, later becoming the school vice-captain.<ref name="sheilaswogs1">{{cite book|last=Warren|first=Johnny |author2=Harper, Andy |author2-link=Andy Harper |author3=Whittington, Josh |title=Sheilas, wogs & poofters: an incomplete biography of Johnny Warren and soccer in Australia|publisher=Random House Australia|year=2002|isbn=1-74051-121-2}}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Club career===
After playing junior football for Botany Methodists and [[Earlwood Wanderers Football Club|Earlwood Wanderers]] Warren joined [[West Sydney Berries Football Club|Canterbury-Marrickville]] as a fifteen-year-old in 1959. Initially he played in the club's third grade team before being promoted to the first grade later in the year.<ref name="sunherald1" />

In 1963 Warren transferred to [[St. George Saints Football Club|St George Budapest]]. In a 12-year stint at St George Warren won three [[NSW Premier League|NSW State League]] grand finals, one premiership and two state cups. His final action as a player was to score a match-winning goal for St George in the 1974 NSW State League Grand Final. Immediately after scoring the goal he substituted himself off.<ref name="sunherald1" />

===International career===
Warren made his full international debut for [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in November 1965 against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] in [[Phnom Penh]].<ref name="ffa1">{{cite book|title=The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains|publisher=Football Federation Australia}}</ref> He played 42 international matches, including Australia's first [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] appearance in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]].<ref>{{Cite news 
  | title = State funeral for Johnny Warren on Monday
  | newspaper = The Sydney Morning Herald
  | date = 4 November 2004
  | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/State-funeral-for-Johnny-Warren-on-Monday/2004/11/09/1099781375262.html
  | access-date = 2010-06-13}}</ref>

In 1967 Warren captained the national team for the first time in a match against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] in [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]]. He went on to captain Australia in 24 internationals.<ref name="ffa1" />
<!-- Warren's senior representative career in the Australian team, known as the Socceroos, commenced in 1965 when he played in a 0-0 draw with Cambodia in November 1965. By 1967 he was the captain of the national team, and he played a starring role in Australia’s victory in the 1967 Vietnam National Day tournament, Australia’s first international trophy, won in a war ravaged Saigon. In 1969, he led the Aussies on a gruelling World Cup campaign, where Australia took on Japan, South Korea, Zimbabwe and Israel in an exhaustively hectic qualifying series, losing out on qualifying for the 1970 World Cup at the last hurdle. In 1970, he captained the Australians on an extensive tour of Asia and Europe, which included memorable victories against the likes of Iran, Israel and Greece, before a 15 month break from the national team due to a bad knee injury.

Warren was a key member of the first Australian team to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] finals. The Socceroos competed at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]] in Group A with [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] and [[Chile national football team|Chile]]. Warren played in the 2-0 loss to East Germany, where he suffered a foot injury which ruled him out of Australia’s two remaining World Cup games.  Australia's sole point came from a 0-0 draw with Chile.

After playing 62 internationals for Australia, Warren retired from the national team.

===Statistics===
* A internationals: (1965–1974) 42 games (6 goals)
* Other internationals: (1967–1974) 20 games (3 goals)
* All internationals: (1965–1974) 62 games (9 goals) - Captain (1967–1970)
* All games (and goals):
** 1965 [A int] Cambodia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia
** 1967 [A int] Scotland, Scotland, New Zealand (1 gl), South Vietnam (1 gl), Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea (1 gl), Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia
** 1967 [Non-A] Jakarta XI
** 1968 [A int] Japan
** 1969 [A int] Greece, Greece, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Japan, South Korea, Rhodesia, Rhodesia (1 gl), Israel, Israel
** 1970 [A int] Iran, Israel, Greece, Mexico
** 1970 [Non-A] Kowloon Bus Company, South Vietnam Army, New Caledonia (1 gl), New Caledonia, Jardine Sports Club, Macao (2 gls), Ogheb, Tehran XI, Hapoel, Greece B, Luton Town, Manchester City, League of Ireland
** 1972 [A int] Indonesia, New Zealand (1 gl), South Vietnam, South Korea, Philippines (1 gl)
** 1972 [Non-A] South Vietnam U-23
** 1973 [A int] Bulgaria, New Zealand, Iran, Iran, South Korea
** 1974 [A int] Indonesia, East Germany (World Cup Finals)
** 1974 [Non-A] Ferencvaros, Ferencvaros, St Gallen, Young Boys, Xamax Neuchatel -->

=== International goals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 5 November 1967 || [[Cong Hoa Stadium]], [[Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]] || {{fb|NZL}} || 5–3 || Win || [[1967 Quoc Khanh Cup|Quoc Khanh Cup]]
|-
| 2. || 7 November 1967 || [[Cong Hoa Stadium]], [[Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]] || {{fb|South Vietnam}} || 0–1 || Win || [[1967 Quoc Khanh Cup|Quoc Khanh Cup]]
|-
| 3. || 11 November 1967 || [[Cong Hoa Stadium]], [[Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]] || {{fb|SIN}} || 5–1 || Win || [[1967 Quoc Khanh Cup|Quoc Khanh Cup]]
|-
| 4. || 14 November 1967 || [[Cong Hoa Stadium]], [[Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]] || {{fb|KOR}} || 2–3 || Win || [[1967 Quoc Khanh Cup|Quoc Khanh Cup]]
|-
| 5. || 29 November 1969 || [[Estádio da Machava|Estádio Salazar]], [[Maputo]], [[Mozambique]] || {{fb|Rhodesia}} || 1–3 || Win || [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification|1970 World Cup qual.]]
|-
| 6. || 9 October 1972 || [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium|Senayan Stadium]], [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] || {{fb|NZL}} || 3–1 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 7. || 29 October 1972 || [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] || {{fb|PHI}} || 0–6 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| colspan="12" |<small>''Correct as of 21 January 2016''</small>
|-
|}

==Coaching career==
In 1974 Warren was a player-coach with [[St George FC|St George Budapest]].

As well as helping found [[Canberra City FC|Canberra City]], he served as the team's first coach in 1977 and 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canberracityfc.com/about/history.html|title=Canberra City FC - History|publisher=[[Canberra City FC]]|access-date=7 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502020214/http://www.canberracityfc.com/about/history.html|archive-date=2 May 2009}}</ref>

==After retirement==

===Media===
Warren worked in television commentating football for the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) and [[Special Broadcasting Service]] (SBS) television networks. It was at SBS where he made his mark, appearing on a number of football analysis shows including [[On The Ball (SBS television show)|On the Ball]] and [[The World Game]].<ref name="sunherald2" />

Warren wept openly on national television in 1997 when two very late goals by [[Iran national football team|Iran]] resulted in a 2–2 draw against the Socceroos in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)|final World Cup qualifying match]] and sent Iran to the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Soccer/The-beautiful-game-ends-for-its-No1-fan/2004/11/07/1099781247730.html|title=The beautiful game ends for its No.1 fan|date=8 November 2004|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref>

===Gold Creek===
While in Canberra, John and his business partners acquired control of the Gold Creek Function and Entertainment Centre based around the historic [[Gold Creek Homestead]] (located in present-day [[Ngunnawal, Australian Capital Territory|Ngunnawal]]). The function centre was one of the National Capital's premier function venues.<ref name="sunherald1"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Newman|first=Chris|title=Gold Creek, Reflection sof Canberra's Rural Heritage|publisher=Gold Creek Homestead Working Group|year=2004}}</ref>

During the 1980s and early 1990s, numerous international visitors including members of Brazil's Under 19s football team travelled to Gold Creek to get their first taste of Australian country life. Annual football camps were also held there under the auspices of the Australian Soccer Federation.  Over a period of ten years, upwards of 10,000 teenagers from around the nation completed the two-week training camps.{{citation needed|date=June 2010}}

===Opposition to the OFC===
Warren frequently argued for abolition of the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] (OFC), claiming that the OFC offered nothing to either the world game nor to the nations that comprised the confederation. The lack of competition for Australia in the OFC was exemplified by the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] results that featured 11–0, 22–0 and [[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|31–0]] scorelines against OFC opponents. The OFC does not have a direct qualification route to the World Cup. From 1986 to 2022, the OFC champion could only feature in an intercontinental play-off series against a team from either [[CONMEBOL]], [[CONCACAF]] or the [[Asian Football Confederation|Asian Football Confederation (AFC)]] to achieve a World Cup berth. Warren favoured a merger between the OFC and AFC that would allow the OFC nations to play in a regular qualification series. After the [[2003 Report of the Independent Soccer Review Committee|Crawford Report]] of which he was a committee member, Australia joined the AFC in 2006.

===Struggle for national success===
Warren's publicly held belief was that if Australia's strong sporting tradition was focused on the sport then Australia could be a world power in the game. One of his famous quotes on the matter was "I'm sick of us saying, 'When are we going to qualify for the World Cup'? When are we going to ''win'' the World Cup? ... Call me a dreamer."<ref name="smh">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/09/1089000355067.html|title=Global game honours fighter Warren|last=Brown|first=Alex|date=10 July 2004|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref> His comments came shortly after Australia had defeated [[England national football team|England]] 3–1 in a friendly featuring a full-strength English side and two [[Confederations Cup]] wins over [[France national football team|France]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] (the [[1998 FIFA World Cup final|two finalist teams]] of the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]) when Australia took third place at the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in a 1–0 play-off win over Brazil.

Warren claimed that these results showed that Australia was a much more powerful football nation than many gave it credit for. At the time, Australia was reigning world champion in the other international codes – [[rugby union]], [[rugby league]] and [[cricket]], in addition to being an [[Australia at the Olympics|Olympic power]] and won four [[Formula One]] world titles between the 1950s and 1980s (with [[Jack Brabham]] and [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]).

Nevertheless, Warren predicted that the Australian national team would attain consistent international success. He famously expressed a desire to say 'I told you so' to the team's detractors.<ref>{{Cite web
 |last        = Arthur
 |first       = Darren
 |title       = 2004: 'I told you so'
 |work        = WWOS presents football moments of the decade
 |publisher   = ninemsn.com.au
 |url         = http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=924111
 |access-date  = 2010-06-13
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100710185613/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=924111
 |archive-date = 10 July 2010}}</ref> The phrase has since become commonplace in the Australian soccer community, reflective of Warren's overarching desire to see soccer become the most popular sport in Australia.

===''Sheilas, Wogs and Poofters''===
In 2002, Warren published a best selling book, ''Sheilas, Wogs and Poofters, An Incomplete Biography of Johnny Warren & Soccer in Australia '' which traced the growth of soccer in Australia, especially in the post-[[World War II]] years. The title refers to alleged [[sexist]], [[racist]] and [[homophobic]] attitudes towards soccer exhibited frequently by many Australians and especially the major city media in Australia through this period.<ref name="sheilaswogs1" /> The term "[[:wikt:sheila|sheila]]" refers to a woman, "[[wog]]" is a derogatory term (but has since been appropriated by some) to refer to Australians of [[Mediterranean region|Mediterranean]] origin (specifically [[Southern Europe]] and the [[Levant]]), while "[[:wikt:poofter|poofter]]" is a slur for a homosexual (generally a [[gay man]]).

==Personal life, illness and death==
In 1967 Warren married Marion Wilson. They divorced in 1969. He later married Maryana, originally from Uruguay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryana Warren, wife of late soccer great, Johnny Warren, comes from... |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/maryana-warren-wife-of-late-soccer-great-johnny-warren-news-photo/539715435 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Getty Images |date=24 February 2015 |language=en-gb}}</ref> In 1997, [[Disappearance of Marion Barter|his first wife Marion became a missing person]]. The case is the subject of the podcast ''The Lady Vanishes''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chenery |first=Susan |date=2023-06-02 |title=Marion Barter disappearance: former lover challenged over assertion missing woman is still alive |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/03/marion-barter-disappearance-former-lover-challenged-over-assertion-missing-woman-is-still-alive |access-date=2023-06-06 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

After smoking heavily for most of his life, in 2003 Warren publicly announced that he had been diagnosed with [[lung cancer]]. Several months later [[FIFA]] (International Federation of Association Football) president [[Sepp Blatter]] presented a frail Warren with the [[FIFA Order of Merit|FIFA Centennial Order of Merit]] for his services to the game in Australia.<ref name="sunherald1"/><ref name="smh"/><ref name="fifa1">{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=94647.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106154953/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=94647.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012|title=Australian football visionary Warren dies|date=8 November 2004|publisher=[[FIFA]]|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref>

His last public appearance was made during the launch of the rebranded Australian domestic football league, the [[A-League]], which replaced the previous [[National Soccer League]].

Weeks before death, Warren was asked what he wanted his sporting legacy to be – his answer "I Told You So", a phrase which has become a catch-cry in Australian football and during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] appeared on the scoreboard in the backdrop of the [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] World Cup studio.<ref name="age2">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/finally-australian-soccer-gets-respect/2005/11/17/1132016927663.html|title=Finally, Australian soccer gets respect|last=Johnston|first=Chris|date=18 November 2005|newspaper=[[The Age]]|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref><ref name="age1">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/sbs-team-the-right-mix-for-cup/2006/06/14/1149964545043.html|title=SBS team right mix for Cup|last=Hinds|first=Richard|date=15 June 2006|newspaper=The Age|access-date=2009-10-08}}</ref>

Warren died of respiratory complications related to his cancer on 6 November 2004, at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. He was awarded a full state funeral, the first to be held for a sportsman.<ref name="abc">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1236291.htm|title=Socceroos great Warren dies|date=6 November 2004|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|work=ABC News|access-date=7 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922044327/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1236291.htm|archive-date=22 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Just over a year after his death, Australia qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 32 years, after defeating Uruguay in a penalty shootout. SBS analyst and former Socceroo [[Craig Foster]] was heard to shout "Johnny Warren!" on air in the immediate aftermath of Australia's victory, and shortly before the end of the SBS broadcast, the journalist and his longtime colleague and friend [[Les Murray (broadcaster)|Les Murray]] said "They've done it, Johnny!".

He is survived by his only child Shannon Lee Warren (daughter of Donna Gilberston) and his four grandchildren Riley, Natasha, Tayla and Rhianna.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

==Legacy==
The documentary ''Johnny Warren’s Football Mission'', released in 2006, features interviews with his former teammates, family, friends and football journalists.<ref name="imdb.com">{{cite web |title=Johnny Warren's Football Mission (2006) (TV) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814165/ |access-date=2009-10-08 |publisher=IMDB.com}}</ref><ref name="evg">{{cite web |year=2006 |title=Johnny Warrens Football Mission |url=http://www.evg.com.au/home.php?catid=&id=61&sub=57&prodid=49 |access-date=7 October 2009 |publisher=Essential Viewing Group}}{{dead link|date=September 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> In the documentary'','' Warren's long-time colleague at SBS, [[Les Murray (broadcaster)|Les Murray]], wished that Johnny's prophecy for Australian football would ring true. In the documentary, Murray professed that "Johnny's mission hasn't been accomplished. It's still going. I don't believe it will be achieved until Australia wins the World Cup one day, and everyone appreciates football in the same way Johnny did." In one of his final public appearances, Warren was instilled into the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit in 2004, an accolate that Murray believed was "the first time he [Warren] felt rewarded - truly rewarded - by football. He had always been acknowledged [...] letters from the queen, from heads of state, but never from football". At the ceremony, Warren used the opportunity to declare his love for Australian football and its future: "I want Australia to embrace this fabulous game. It's not wog-ball, this is the game of the world [...] we've got to stop talking about when we're going to qualify, we need to start talking about when we're going to win World Cups. If Japan, Korea and Turkey can do what they did, if Greece can do what they did at the Euro championships, then there's a message there for Australia, that champion teams beat teams of champions".<ref>{{Citation |title=Johnny Warren SBS Obit | date=29 July 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z4DRnIC0qQ |language=en |access-date=2022-11-08}}</ref> Warren publicly advocated for the [[National Soccer League]] (NSL) to be disbanded, recommending so in the [[2003 Report of the Independent Soccer Review Committee|2003 Crawford Report]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-11-07 |title=Warren leaves his mark on Aussie soccer |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/warren-leaves-his-mark-on-aussie-soccer-20041107-gdk2d0.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andrew |date=2014-06-20 |title=Socceroos legend Johnny Warren's legacy lives on in his beloved Brazil |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/socceroos-legend-johnny-warrens-legacy-lives-on-in-his-beloved-brazil-20140620-zsg3f.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> The NSL's eventual demise laid bare the foundations for the new [[A-League Men|A-Leagues]] competitions, which feature no ethnic affiliations in any team to appeal to the mainstream Australian sporting landscape.

Johnny Warren's untimely death in 2004 meant that he never witnessed the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Socceroos]] qualify for a FIFA World Cup after doing so in 1973. When Australia ended a 31 year wait to qualify for a [[FIFA World Cup]], defeating [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] on penalties, Les Murray paid homage to Warren's legacy on the SBS broadcast. At the commencement of the post-match analysis, Murray joyously opened the segment, claiming that the match was "one of the most epic games that I've had the opportunity to witness, and I've seen a few as you may be able to guess, and of course one in which we were all emotionally involved. And for Johnny Warren, I told you so, I told you so, and there it is, he has been proven to be right once again." Looking up to the sky, Murray profoundly said "Johnny, we hear you".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=12954&v=JLVZFPCJxV8&feature=youtu.be |title=Australia v Uruguay second leg full coverage |date=2021-12-29 |last=UnitedNSLYrs8404 |access-date=2024-10-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In later World Cup qualification cycles, Australian supporters have frequently displayed [[tifo]]s that display Warren's iconic 'I told you so' message. In the second leg of Australia's intercontinental play-off match against Honduras, the Green and Gold Army created a tifo honouring both Warren and Les Murray. When Australia qualified for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] against Peru, supporters were seen in the stadium bearing 'I told you so' banners in Warren's honour. At the [[Matildas]]' games during the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]] held in Australia and New Zealand, members of the Matildas Active Support group unfurled banners displaying 'I told you so', as well as 'never say die'. In 2005, Johnny Warren's family donated a collection of 503 items of memorabilia to the [[National Museum of Australia]]. The collection includes football uniforms, medals, scrapbooks and trophies. The National Museum paid tribute to Warren in 2010 with 'I told you so': Johnny Warren and football in Australia, a display to coincide with the World Cup.<ref name="nma">{{cite web |date=10 August 2011 |title=Johnny Warren football collection |url=http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/johnny_warren_collection/ |access-date=10 August 2011 |publisher=[[National Museum of Australia]] |archive-date=20 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920060423/http://nma.gov.au/collections/johnny_warren_collection/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Jamberoo Pub, located on the NSW South Coast, is owned and run by members of the Warren family. The hotel bistro is well known for being a shrine dedicated to Johnny Warren, containing medals, photos, awards and other memorabilia about his life.

In 2022, the [[NSW Government]] reopened the [[Sydney Football Stadium (2022)|Sydney Football Stadium]] after a four-year construction period. In an initiative to commemorate significant sporting figures in New South Wales, Johnny Warren was posthumously honoured with bay 23 of the stadium being named in his honour. Warren was included in the venue's 'Ring of Champions' along with [[Arthur Beetson]], [[Ron Coote]], [[Betty Cuthbert]] and [[Nicholas Shehadie]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rugari |first=Vince |date=2022-08-25 |title=No grandstanding: 'Ring of Champions' to honour sporting greats at new Allianz Stadium |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/no-grandstanding-ring-of-champions-to-honour-sporting-greats-at-new-allianz-stadium-20220825-p5bcnv.html |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title='Taught us to love the beautiful game': Johnny Warren honoured at Allianz Stadium |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/taught-us-love-beautiful-game-johnny-warren-honoured-allianz-stadium |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Socceroos |language=en}}</ref> Warren was also recognised by the [[SCG Trust]] with a permanent statue outside the stadium in honour of his captaincy of the 1974 Socceroos and his advocacy for the development of association football in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aap |date=2016-03-27 |title=Statue honours legend Warren |url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/3813956/statue-honours-legend-warren/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Illawarra Mercury |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Honours==

===Individual===
* [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE): 1974<ref name="honour2">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1088343|title=Warren, John Norman - MBE|work=It's an Honour|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|access-date=2009-10-08}}</ref>
* Sport Australia Hall of Fame Inductee: 1988<ref name="ABC">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1236406.htm|title=Soccer world mourns Captain Socceroo|date=7 November 2004|work=ABC News|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=7 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212140640/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1236406.htm|archive-date=12 December 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame|FFA Hall of Champions]] Inductee: 1999
* [[Australian Sports Medal]]: 2000<ref name="honour1">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/972582|title=Warren, John - Australian Sports Medal|work=It's an Honour|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=2009-10-08}}</ref>
* [[Centenary Medal]]: 2001<ref name="honour3">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1126946|title=Warren, Johnny - Centenary Medal|work=It's an Honour|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|access-date=2009-10-08}}</ref>
* ACT Sport Hall of Fame Inductee: 2002
* [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]] (OAM): 2002<ref name="honour4">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1040970|title=Warren, John Norman - OAM|work=It's an Honour|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=2009-10-08}}</ref>
* [[FIFA Order of Merit|FIFA Centennial Order of Merit]]: 2004<ref name="fifa1" />
* [[Australian Sports Commission Media Awards#Lifetime Achievement Award|Australian Sports Commission Media Awards- Lifetime Achievement Award]]: 2004
* John Warren Street in the Sydney suburb of [[Glenwood, New South Wales|Glenwood]] is named for him.<ref name='advocate01'>{{cite news | first = Christine | last = O'Maley | title = Park is a goner | date = 2010-01-20 | publisher = Cumberland Newspapers | work = Blacktown Advocate | pages = 14 | quote = ...streets are named after well known football identities...}}</ref>
* First Australian [[Football player|Footballer]] with a statue in [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] posthumously: 27 March 2016<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbQJ5BEzgO8 Johnny Warren Sculpture - Unveiling the Legend]
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===Club===
'''[[West Sydney Berries Football Club|Canterbury-Marrickville]]'''
* New South Wales Grand Final Runner Up: 1960

'''[[St. George Saints Football Club|St George Budapest]]'''
* New South Wales Champions: 1972

==See also==
* [[Johnny Warren Medal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.jwff.com.au Johnny Warren Football Foundation]
* [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_hof_champions_profile&id=664 FFA - Hall of Fame profile]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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* [https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1126946 Australian Honours profile]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Soccer/Johnny-Warren-a-champion-to-the-end/2004/11/07/1099781246970.html Editorial article on Johnny Warren] in [[The Age]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022059/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blogs/lesmurray/johnny-warren-eulogy-51857/ Johnny Warren eulogy] by [[Les Murray (broadcaster)|Les Murray]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150120134936/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/myfavouriteaustralian/warren.htm Short compilation of old newsreels featuring Warren]
* [http://nma.gov.au/collections/johnny_warren_collection/ Johnny Warren collection at the National Museum of Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027021912/http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/johnny_warren_collection/ |date=27 October 2011 }}

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