David Alleyne (footballer)

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Dave Alleyne
Personal information
Full name Dave Ricardo Alleyne
Date of birth (1972-02-15) 15 February 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Barbados
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lambada
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Meadowbank Thistle 5 (0)
1995–1998 Livingston 45 (3)
International career
1990–1996 Barbados 45 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dave Alleyne (born 15 February 1972) is a Barbadian footballer who played as a midfielder for Livingston.

Contents

Club career

Barbados

Alleyne began his career playing for Lambada in his native Barbados. [1]

Scotland

In 1994, he moved to Scotland along with compatriot Horace Stoute and signed for Meadowbank Thistle after a successful trial period. [2] Alleyne made 5 appearances for the club.

He remained with the club as they relocated and were renamed Livingston in 1995. He made 45 appearances for Livingston and scored 3 goals. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

International career

Alleyne was called up to represent Barbados on several occasions and was capped 6 times. [11] [12] [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "David Alleyne". Neil Brown.
  2. ↑ "Villa set to bid for McKinlay". The Herald. 8 March 1995.
  3. ↑ "Stoute saves the day in penalty shootout drama". The Herald. 20 August 1995.
  4. ↑ "David Richardson Alleyne Record vs Heart of Midlothian". London Hearts.
  5. ↑ "Livingston 0 – 1 Arbroath, Saturday, October 28th, 1995". Arbroath Archive.
  6. ↑ "Season 1995–1996". Tackety Bits.
  7. ↑ "Scottish League SFAQS". Scottish League.
  8. ↑ "Survival of the fittest to miss the basement". Herald Scotland. 6 April 1996.
  9. ↑ "'Away the lads' is Livingston motto". Herald Scotland. 11 March 1996.
  10. ↑ "Tom aims to rub out Livvy; BRECHIN v LIVINGSTON". Daily Record. 8 January 1997.
  11. ↑ "Caribbean cap call-up". Daily Record. 28 March 1996.
  12. ↑ "Jamaica 2–0 Barbados". Playmaker Stats. 30 June 1996.
  13. ↑ "Barbados – Details of World Cup Qualifiers". RSSSF.
  14. ↑ "Dave Alleyne". National Football Teams.


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