David Unsworth

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Personal information
David Unsworth
Full name	David Gerald Unsworth
Date of birth	16 October 1973
Place of birth	Chorley, England
Nickname	Rhino
Position	Left Back, Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Sheffield United
Number	3
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1991-1997 1997-1998 1998 1998-2004 2004-2005 2005 2005-present	Everton West Ham United Aston Villa Everton Portsmouth Ipswich Town (loan) Sheffield United	116 (11) 32 (2) 0 (0) 188 (23) 18 (2) 16 (1) 39 (4)
National team**
1995	England	1 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2006.

David Gerald Unsworth (born October 16, 1973 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a footballer who plays in the position of full-back. He currently plays for Sheffield United in the F.A. Premier League.

Unsworth began his career at Everton, and was part of the 1995 FA Cup winning team. After 133 League and Cup games over several impressive seasons at Everton, Unsworth transferred to West Ham United for the 1997-98 season. After only a season and 41 games, he was signed by Birmingham-based club Aston Villa for £3 million but his family didn't settle in Birmingham. After only a month, before the season had even begun, he returned to Everton with the Liverpool based club paying Villa the same £3 million they had accepted only a few weeks before.

Unsworth was a consistent performer in his second spell with Everton, being first choice left-back, but also scoring some vital goals in his role as dead-ball specialist. At the end of the 2003/04 season, after a further 216 games and his contract expired, a disagreement with the club over the length of a new contract led to Unsworth leaving on a free transfer. Although his status as a hero waxed and waned during his second spell at The Toffees, 'Rhino' as he was known is still held in affection by the fans. He returned to Goodison the following season as a fan and was mobbed by Evertonians as he sat on the Gwladys Street Terrace for the derby game against Liverpool.

He was signed by Portsmouth for the 2004/05 season. He made his debut in a 1-1 home draw with Birmingham City, scoring the equaliser from a penalty. However, following the resignation of manager Harry Redknapp, Unsworth lost his place having played just 18 games, and spent the second half of the season on loan at Ipswich Town F.C., making 16 appearances.

At the start of the 2005/06 season he was signed by Sheffield United on a three-year contract after it became clear that Ipswich Town could not afford his wages.

Unsworth has been capped once by England, in the 2-1 victory against Japan at Wembley on June 3, 1995. Other debutants that day included Gary Neville and Stan Collymore.