David Ferguson (footballer, born 1994)

David Ferguson

Ferguson playing for York City in 2018
Personal information
Full name	David Lee Ferguson [1]
Date of birth	(1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Hartlepool United
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2012	Darlington
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Darlington	6	(0)
2012–2015	Sunderland	0	(0)
2014	→ Boston United (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	Blackpool	40	(1)
2016–2017	Shildon	25	(7)
2017	Darlington	30	(5)
2017–2020	York City	95	(3)
2020–	Hartlepool United	194	(9)
International career
2017	England C	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:27, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

David Lee Ferguson (born 7 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League club Hartlepool United.

Born in Sunderland, Ferguson began his career with Darlington before signing for Sunderland in 2012. He left Sunderland in 2015 for Blackpool where he became club captain. After leaving Blackpool in 2016, Ferguson had spells in non-League with Shildon, Darlington and York City. In 2020, he signed for Hartlepool United where he earned promotion from the National League in his first season and was named in the division's Team of the Year.

Early life

Ferguson was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. ^[4]

Career

Darlington

Ferguson began his career in Darlington's youth system, ^[5] breaking into the first team in early 2012. ^[6] He finished the 2011–12 season with six Conference Premier appearances. ^[6]

Sunderland

Ferguson signed for Premier League club Sunderland in June 2012 on a one-year contract. ^[7] He went out on loan to Conference North club Boston United, making his debut on 1 March 2014 when starting a 4–0 home win over Hednesford Town. ^[8]

Blackpool

Ferguson signed for Championship club Blackpool on 9 January 2015 on a one-and-a-half-year contract, with the option of a further year. ^[9] He scored his first professional goal on 14 February 2015 in a 4–4 home draw with Nottingham Forest on 14 January 2015, in only his second appearance. ^[10] The goal was a header from a Jamie O'Hara cross in the seventh minute of stoppage time, and was the final goal of the match. ^[11] On 4 August 2015, Ferguson was appointed as team captain of Blackpool. ^[12] He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season. ^[13]

Shildon

He signed for Northern League Division One club Shildon in August 2016, ^[14] but moved back to Darlington, now in the National League North, the following January. ^[15] Ferguson played for England C for the first time in May 2017. ^[16]

York City

On 6 October 2017, Ferguson signed for Darlington's National League North rivals York City on a contract running to June 2019, after York activated a release clause in his contract. ^[17] He was signed by manager Martin Gray, who had left Darlington for York days earlier. ^[18] Ferguson gave up a job in refuse upon returning to full-time football with York. ^[19]

Hartlepool United

Ferguson warming up for Hartlepool United in 2024

Ferguson signed for National League club Hartlepool United on 5 August 2020 after turning down the offer of a new contract with York. ^[20] He scored his first goal for Hartlepool with a free kick in a 2–0 home win against Solihull Moors. ^[21] Ferguson started in the 2021 National League play-off final as Hartlepool were promoted back to the Football League. ^[22] In his first season, Ferguson contributed 11 assists in total. ^[23] His performances earned him a place in the National League Team of the Year. ^[24]

In January 2022, Ferguson scored the equaliser against Championship side Blackpool in a 2–1 win as Hartlepool reached the fourth round of the FA Cup. ^[25] On 6 May 2022, Ferguson signed a new two-year contract. ^[26] Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Ferguson was named as Hartlepool's new captain. ^[27] After a loss of form during the season, the captaincy reverted to Nicky Featherstone. ^[28] At the end of the season, he was offered a new deal with the club. ^[29] On 15 May 2024, he agreed a new deal with Hartlepool. ^[30] On 7 September 2024, Ferguson made his 200th appearance for the club in a 0–0 home draw with FC Halifax Town. ^[31]

Style of play

Ferguson is an attack-minded left back who is known for getting a high number of assists. ^{[19] [23]}

Personal life

He attended St Aidan's Catholic Academy. While playing part-time for Shildon and Darlington, Ferguson worked for his local council in the refuse investigation department dealing with issues such as fly-tipping. ^[32]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Darlington	2011–12 [6]	Conference Premier	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Sunderland	2012–13 [33]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14 [34]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15 [10]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Boston United (loan)	2013–14 [6]	Conference North	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Blackpool	2014–15 [10]	Championship	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	2015–16 [35]	League One	30	0	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	32	0
	Total		40	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	42	1
Shildon	2016–17 [36]	Northern League Division One	25	7	4	5	—		7 [b]	1	36	13
Darlington	2016–17 [6]	National League North	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	2017–18 [6] [37]	National League North	13	4	1	0	—		—		14	4
	Total		30	5	1	0	—		—		31	5
York City	2017–18 [6] [38]	National League North	29	2	—		—		2 [c]	0	31	2
	2018–19 [6] [39]	National League North	32	0	3	2	—		2 [c]	0	37	2
	2019–20 [6] [40]	National League North	34	1	4	0	—		2 [d]	0	40	1
	Total		95	3	7	2	—		6	0	108	5
Hartlepool United	2020–21 [6]	National League	39	1	2	0	—		3 [e]	0	44	1
	2021–22 [41]	League Two	42	4	5	1	1	0	4 [f]	0	52	5
	2022–23 [42]	League Two	44	1	3	0	0	0	2 [f]	0	49	1
	2023–24 [6]	National League	45	2	1	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	48	2
	2024–25 [6]	National League	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
	Total		194	9	13	1	1	0	11	0	219	10
Career total			394	25	25	8	2	0	24	1	445	34

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Four appearances and one goal in FA Vase, two appearances in Northern League Challenge Cup, one appearance in Durham Challenge Cup
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
4. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in National League North play-offs
5. Appearances in National League play-offs
6. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Hartlepool United

• National League play-offs: 2021 ^[22]

Individual

• National League Team of the Year: 2020–21 ^[24]

References

England C statistics

• "Darren McQueen double earns non-League Three Lions victory". The Football Association. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
• Badcock, Matthew (2 June 2017). "An FA XI shared a 1–1 draw with Jersey FA before losing a penalty shoot-out by 4–3". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
• "Paul Fairclough's England C miss out in ICT final against Slovakia's U21 side". The Football Association. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

Specific

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7. Stoddart, Craig (4 June 2012). "Darlington make six new signings". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
8. Browne, Duncan (1 March 2014). "Boston United 4 Hednesford Town 0: Relentless Pilgrims show their scoring touch". Boston Standard. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
9. "Pool sign Sunderland pair". Blackpool Gazette. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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11. "Blackpool 4–4 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
12. "David Ferguson named Blackpool captain after just six starts". BBC Sport. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
13. Watt, William (11 May 2016). "Pool release six including skipper". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
14. Simpson, Ray (5 August 2016). "Shildon hope that new signing Ferguson will help retain the title". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
15. Simpson, Ray (20 January 2017). "Long-serving Forrest quits as Shildon manager on principle after Ferguson's move to Darlington". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
16. "England C boss Paul Fairclough has an 18-man squad to pick from against Panjab FA". The Football Association. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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17. Martini, Peter (6 October 2017). "York City sign Darlington left-back David Ferguson – With another new recruit set to follow". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
18. Appleyard, Ian (6 October 2017). "City complete deal for defender". York City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
19. Flett, Dave (6 October 2017). "David Ferguson delighted to be back off soccer scrapheap after leaving behind career in refuse". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
20. Scurr, Dominic (5 August 2020). "Hartlepool United sign former Sunderland, Blackpool and Darlington left-back David Ferguson after turning down improved deal at York City". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
21. "Hartlepool United 2–0 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
22. Brent Pilnick (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool 1–1 Torquay (5–4)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
23. Dominic Scurr (19 June 2021). "Former Sunderland defender named in National League team of the season for Hartlepool United". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
24. Osborn, Oliver (19 June 2021). "Vanarama National League Team Of The Season Confirmed!". National League. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
25. "Hartlepool United 2–1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
26. "Ferguson Signs New Deal". Hartlepool United FC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
27. Ramage, Joe (2 August 2023). "'I'm ready' - David Ferguson's pride in being named new Hartlepool United captain". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
28. Stelling, Robbie (26 April 2024). "Hartlepool United's 2023/24 National League season end of term grades". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
29. "Retained List 2023/24". Hartlepool United FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
30. "David Ferguson signs new contract". Hartlepool United FC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
31. Stelling, Robbie (7 September 2024). "Hartlepool United 0–0 Halifax Town: Pools keep a fifth clean sheet in seven games but draw a blank for third time in four frustrating home matches". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
32. Flett, Dave (6 October 2017). "David Ferguson delighted to be back off soccer scrapheap after leaving behind career in refuse". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
33. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
34. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
35. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
36. "David Ferguson". Shildon A.F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
    Match reports linked at "Results & reports: Shildon AFC results season 2016–17". Shildon A.F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
37. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Stoddart, Craig (16 September 2017). "FA Cup: Darlington 0 South Shields 3". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
38. For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (26 November 2017). "York City have last laugh following Coalville taunts in 3–1 Trophy triumph". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
39. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Flett, Dave (23 September 2018). "York City 5 Ashton Athletic 0 report, match stats and player ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (7 October 2018). "York City 3 St Ives Town 0 report, match stats and player ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (25 November 2018). "Kidderminster 1 York City 3 report, match stats and ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
40. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (21 September 2019). "Irlam 0–2 York City – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Richardson, Joe (5 October 2019). "Buxton 1 York City 2 – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (23 November 2019). "York City exit FA Trophy after 1–0 defeat to Altrincham at Bootham Crescent". The Press. York. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
41. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
42. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Hartlepool United F.C. website