
Columbus Crew gave him his first MLS season in 1998 and he answered with 26 goals in 27 games, three hat-tricks among them, the first player in the league to manage that in one year, and he took the Golden Boot. Seventy goals in 115 caps stand as the Trinidad and Tobago record, alongside Caribbean Cup wins in 1996, 1999 and 2001, all three games at the 2006 World Cup, and a Championship title with Sunderland. Career record: club career at Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City, Coventry City.
| 1997–1997 | New Orleans Storm |
| 1997–1997 | Salem City |
| 1998–1999 | Columbus Crew |
| 1999–2002 | Nottingham Forest |
| 2002–2004 | Birmingham City |
| 2004–2007 | Coventry City |
| 2005–2005 | Derby County |
| 2007–2007 | Sunderland A.F.C. |
| 2007–2009 | Southampton |
| 2008–2009 | Bristol City |
| 2009–2010 | Ipswich Town |
| 2009–2010 | Crystal Palace |
Trinidad & Tobago legends whose careers overlapped John's
One rank above: Shaka Hislop at #3.
One rank below: Kenwyne Jones at #5.
Trinidad & Tobago's editorial top five: Dwight Yorke · Russell Latapy · Shaka Hislop · Stern John · Kenwyne Jones.