Iain Dunn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iain George William Dunn | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | York, North Yorkshire, York, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1991 | York City | 77 | (11) |
| 1991–1992 | Chesterfield | 13 | (1) |
| 1992 | Scarborough | ? | (?) |
| 1992 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 1992 | Scarborough | ? | (?) |
| 1992 | Goole | ? | (?) |
| 1992–1997 | Huddersfield Town | 243 | (33) |
| 1996 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Chesterfield | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Iain George William Dunn (born 1 April 1970), was a professional footballer who played for, amongst other clubs, York City, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Scarborough, Goole, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United. He also represented England at under-19 level. Whilst in his second spell at Chesterfield he helped them reach the FA Cup semi final in 1997, playing as a substitute in the quarter final tie against Wrexham.[1] However, he didn't play in the semi final itself, as Chesterfield ultimately lost to Middlesbrough after a replay.
Dunn was the first player in British football to score a golden goal. He achieved this feat in the Auto Windscreens Shield for Huddersfield Town versus Lincoln City on 30 November 1994. Huddersfield won 3-2 in extra time. Dunn was later presented with a commemorative trophy.
Always a cult figure, Dunn polarised fans' opinions; despite this he was voted Huddersfield Town's all-time cult hero by the club's fans[2] in an August 2004 poll for the BBC's Football Focus programme, and he has recently been included in the fans' all-time 100 favourite players.
His cult status amongst Huddersfield fans was often aired with the popular terrace chant:
Iain Dunn,
Iain Dunn,
Iain, Iain Dunn
He's got no hair,
But we don't care.
Iain, Iain Dunn.
Dunn is currently a street environment officer for York City Council.[3] In late 2006, Iain was involved in a national campaign to prevent the people of York putting their bins out too early,[4] a job described as "not glamorous, but...very, very important" by Iain, on a Daily Mail press release. Iain is a Street Environment Officer and this new team, which was set up to fight environmental crime in 2003, has won national awards.
References
- ↑ "Beaumont puts Spireites in sight of twin towers: Football". The Independent. 10 March 1997. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ 'Huddersfield's cult heroes', BBC, 13 August 2004
- ↑ Iain Dunn - street environment officer, City of York Council
- ↑ Snooper squad will rummage bin bags