David Lindsay (English footballer)

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David Lindsay
Personal information
Full name David James Lindsay
Date of birth (1966-05-17) 17 May 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Havering, Greater London
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
?–1984 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1986 Crystal Palace 21 (0)
1986 Kuopion Elo 19 (4)
1987–1989 Welling United 63 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David James Lindsay (born 17 May 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace as a left back. [2]

He began his youth career at Crystal Palace and signed professional terms in May 1984. [3] His league debut, however, was in December 1983, in a home 1–2 defeat to Carlisle United, but it was his only appearance that season. [4] In season 1984–85 he made 11 appearances [5] and in 1985–86 began the season as first choice left back but played only nine times. [6] In the 1986 close season, Lindsay moved on to play for Finnish club Kuopion Elo, before signing for Welling United in March 1987, [3] where he made 63 appearances over the next two seasons.

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References

  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  146. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. "David Lindsay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 332. ISBN   0907969542.
  4. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 261. ISBN   0907969542.
  5. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 263. ISBN   0907969542.
  6. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 265. ISBN   0907969542.