David Silman

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David Silman
Personal information
Full name David Alan Silman [1]
Date of birth (1959-10-28) 28 October 1959 (age 63)
Place of birth Hampstead, England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1979 Brentford 1 (0)
1979–1981 Walthamstow Avenue
Enfield
1983–1984 Dagenham 2 (1)
1984–1985 Harrow Borough
1985–1987 Hayes 84 (8)
Hounslow
Ruislip Manor
Staines Town
Managerial career
Hounslow Town (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Alan Silman (born 28 October 1959) is an English retired professional footballer who made one appearance as a central defender in the Football League for Brentford. [1] He went on to play for over a decade in non-League football and had a spell as player-manager of Hounslow. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1978–79 [3] Third Division 10000010
Career total10000010

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References

  1. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 145. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  2. "Sceeny - Smile". Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN   0951526200.