David Fretwell

David Fretwell

Personal information
Full name	David Fretwell [1]
Date of birth	(1952-02-18) 18 February 1952 (age 73)
Place of birth	Normanton, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position	Defender
Youth career
1967–1971	Bradford City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1978	Bradford City	253	(5)
1978	California Sunshine	17	(2)
1978	Chicago Sting	0	(0)
1978–1981	Wigan Athletic	112	(0)
1981–1985	Northwich Victoria	136	(0)
1985–1987	Mossley
1987–1989	Salisbury City		(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Fretwell (born 18 February 1952) is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Wigan Athletic. ^[3] He signed for Bradford City as an amateur in 1967, ^[4] making 253 league, 18 FA Cup and 9 League Cup appearances for them between 1971 and 1978. ^[5]

He also played non-league football for Northwich Victoria, ^[6] Mossley, where he scored once from 63 appearances in all competitions, ^[7] and Salisbury City (where he was assistant manager). ^[8] He subsequently played in the United States for the California Sunshine and the Chicago Sting. ^{[2] [9]}

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN   0-907969-38-0.

References

1. "David Fretwell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
2. "American Soccer League Players: Dave Fretwell". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
3. "Dave Fretwell". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
4. Frost, p. 396
5. Frost, p. 382
6. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 489, 505. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
7. "Fagan to Fulham". Mossleyweb. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
8. Thear, David; Walker, Richard; Waterhouse, Peter; Wood, Peter (2007). The Whites - Salisbury City F.C. the first 60 years 1947-2007. Citywhite Publishing. pp. 179–186. ISBN   9780955417009.
9. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2019.