David Herd (footballer)

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David George Herd (born April 15, 1934 in Hamilton) is a Scottish former football player, the son of Scottish international and Manchester City player Alex Herd. His favoured position was forward.

Herd started his career at Stockport County, for whom he played up front alongside his father, though Herd junior's appearances were limited by his national service duties. Nevertheless, he did well enough to attract the attention of Arsenal, who signed him for £10,000 in 1954. Herd made his Arsenal debut the following year against Leicester City, and soon became a regular goalscorer for the club. In 1960-61, Herd hit 29 goals, the most by an Arsenal player since Ronnie Rooke, but Arsenal's poor form meant they were nowhere near winning a trophy. Herd moved to Manchester United on July 1, 1961 for £40,000. In all he scored 107 goals for Arsenal, making him the club's 15th highest goalscorer.

His first game for United came against West Ham United on August 19, 1961. Herd helped the club to the 1963 FA Cup, the 1965 and 1967 league championships and the 1968 European Cup. However, after he broke his leg in November 1966, his first-team appearances were limited. In all, he scored 145 career goals in 265 appearances (including 1 substitute appearance), an average of .54 goals per game. He is currently 10th on the all-time club goalscorers list. He left United on July 1, 1968 for Stoke City.