David Puckett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Charles Puckett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1978–1986 | Southampton | 94 | (14) |
| 1986–1989 | Bournemouth | 35 | (14) |
| 1987–1988 | → Stoke City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | → Swansea City (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | Aldershot | 113 | (50) |
| 1991–1992 | Bournemouth | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Woking | 25 | (5) |
| 2011 | Lymington Town | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 265 | (82) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David Charles Puckett (born 29 October 1960) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Aldershot, Bournemouth, Southampton, and Stoke City.[1]
Playing career
Puckett began his career with Southampton during the 1970s and played nearly 100 games for them in the First Division between 1978 and 1986, scoring 14 times. However, he struggled to hold down a first team place and was transferred to Third Division side Bournemouth in 1986, helping them win that division's title and promotion to the Second Division a year later. During his time at Bournemouth he played on loan for Stoke City and Swansea City.[1]
Puckett suffered a major knee injury while playing for the Dean Court side and was loaned to Aldershot in the 1988–89 season, scoring a hat-trick on his Third Division debut for the club, and was soon signed on a permanent basis, but was unable to save the Shots from relegation.
He made a total of 113 appearances for Aldershot in the league, scoring 50 goals, before returning to Bournemouth during the 1991–92 season, a few weeks before Aldershot went out of business and left the Football League.
The return to Bournemouth was Puckett's final contribution to senior football, as he made just four appearances for the club before hanging up his boots in professional football during 1992.
In 2011 Puckett signed for Wessex League club Lymington Town and on 26 November 2011 scored to become the league's oldest ever goalscorer at the age of 51.[2]
Coaching career
In July 2003, Puckett returned to Southampton as coach to the Saints academy, working with seven to 12-year-olds.[3] He is currently the Assistant Academy Manager, working with 12 to 16-year-olds.[4]
Career statistics
- Sourced from The English National Football Archive
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 1980–81 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| Total | 94 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 16 | ||
| Bournemouth | 1986–87 | Third Division | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| 1988–89 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 20 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 1987–88 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Swansea City (loan) | 1988–89 | Third Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Aldershot | 1988–89 | Third Division | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
| 1989–90 | Fourth Division | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 22 | |
| 1990–91 | Fourth Division | 46 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 26 | |
| Total | 113 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 130 | 59 | ||
| Bournemouth | 1991–92 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 261 | 81 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 306 | 98 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy, Full Members Cup and Screen Sport Super Cup.
Honours
- Football League Division 1 Runners-up: 1983–84
- Oldest goalscorer in the Wessex League Premier Division.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
- ↑ http://wessexleague.co.uk/events/clubnews.html
- ↑ "Claridge Looks For Better Display". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ↑ "Academy contacts". Southampton F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
External links
- David Puckett at Neil Brown stat site