John Frederick Delve (born 27 September 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 493 appearances in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City and Hereford United. He was transferred to Hereford United in 1983, where he again made more than a century of league appearances. Having spent four years there, Delve played non-league football for Gloucester City in 1987–88 and returned to Exeter to make the last of his Football League appearances. He went on to play non-league football for Elmore, Minehead and Taunton Town.