David Madden (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1981–1983 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1982 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | (1) |
| 1985–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers | ||
| 1987–1988 | Reading | 9 | (1) |
| 1988–1990 | Crystal Palace | 27 | (5) |
| 1989 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Maidstone United | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David Madden (born 6 January 1963 in Stepney)[1] is an English retired professional footballer who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Crystal Palace.
Career
Beginning as an apprentice at Southampton,[2] Madden had a loan spell at Bournemouth before joining Arsenal in summer of 1983. He mainly played for Arsenal's reserve side but also made two First Division appearances, his debut coming against West Bromwich Albion on December 3, 1983. His other game coming a week later at his boyhood heroes West Ham United. He was granted a free transfer at the end of the 1983-84 season.
He moved to Charlton Athletic and had later spells with the Los Angeles Lazers, Reading, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Maidstone United. After retiring as a player in 1991, Madden became Assistant Manager of Maidstone United. Whilst at Palace, although he missed a substantial part of the season through injury, Madden made 19 appearances, scoring five times, in 1988–1989 when the club achieved promotion via the play-offs.[3] In the play-off final second leg, against Blackburn Rovers, Madden scored a penalty to make the score 2–0 to Palace (3–3 on aggregate) and take the game to extra time when a goal from Ian Wright secured promotion.[4] Madden also appeared in both the 1990 FA Cup Final and replay against Manchester United as a substitute.
References
- ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 334. ISBN 0907969542.
- ↑ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 613. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 271. ISBN 0907969542.
- ↑ "Championship Play-Off 1989". FootballDatbase.eu. Retrieved 14 December 2014.