David Grant (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1977–1982 | Sheffield Wednesday | 133 | (4) |
| 1982–1984 | Oxford United | 24 | (1) |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 7 | (0) | |
| Cardiff City | 25 | (0) | |
| Rochdale | 97 | (2) | |
| 1987–1988 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Mossley (loan) | |||
| 1988–1990 | Boston United | 35 | (2[2]) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David Grant (born 2 June 1960 in Sheffield) is an English former professional football left-back. He played in the Football League, primarily for Sheffield Wednesday and Rochdale.
Grant became an apprentice with Sheffield Wednesday in July 1976, turning professional in February 1978.[3] He progressed to their first team, playing over 100 times. He moved to Oxford United in 1982. Out of favour during the 1983–84 season, Grant had a spell on loan with Chesterfield before joining Cardiff City. He joined Rochdale in the 1984–85 season playing nearly 100 league games. On leaving Rochdale he joined Macclesfield Town. During the 1988–89 season he had a spell on loan with Mossley, playing four times and scoring once.[4] In December 1988 he left Macclesfield, joining Boston United for a small fee.[2]
References
- ↑ "David Grant". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Boston United roll call". Dr Fox. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ↑ Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday, Football Programme, 13 March 1982
- ↑ "Complete A-Z of players 1919–2010: Gabrielson to Gurney". Mossley A.F.C. Retrieved 2010-02-17.