Dave Carroll

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Dave Carroll
Personal information
Full name David Francis Carroll
Date of birth (1966-09-20) 20 September 1966 (age 56)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1988 Ruislip Manor
1988–2002 Wycombe Wanderers 602 (100)
2002 Aldershot Town 19 (2)
2002–2005 Windsor & Eton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Francis Carroll (born 20 September 1966 in Paisley, Scotland) is a former footballer who spent 14 seasons at Wycombe Wanderers. An attacking midfielder, Carroll played more than 600 first-team games for Wycombe in all competitions, and scored exactly 100 goals. He was nicknamed "Jesus" by the Wycombe supporters. [1]

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Carroll joined Wycombe, then a recently promoted Conference side, in the summer of 1988, having previously played for Ruislip Manor of the Isthmian League. He went on to become a key member of the Wycombe side that won promotion to Football League in 1993. The following season, Wycombe won a second successive promotion as Carroll scored twice in Wycombe's 4-2 victory against Preston in the playoff final at Wembley. [2]

In November 1997, Carroll was rewarded for his long service to the Chairboys with a testimonial match against Leicester City. [3] Near the end of his career at Adams Park, no longer a first-team regular, Carroll played the final ten minutes of Wycombe's famous FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool in 2001.

In March 2002, Carroll left Wycombe on a free transfer to join Aldershot Town. [1] He spent eight months at Aldershot, and finished his career at Windsor & Eton.

Carroll now works as Manager for Space Station plc.

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

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References

  1. 1 2 Chairboys on the Net: A legend departs.
  2. ↑ Chairboys on the Net: A look back on the 1993/94 season.
  3. ↑ Chairboys on the Net: Dave Carroll Testimonial.
  4. ↑ "Wanderers' Magic Moment at Wembley 1991". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 1992-1993 - retro". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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