David Winters (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Winters | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pollok | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Dundee United | 19 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 3 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Ross County (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Ross County | 97 | (24) |
| 2006–2008 | Hamilton Academical | 45 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Ross County | 12 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Livingston | 29 | (5) |
| 2010 | Dumbarton | 13 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Can Tho F.C. | 11 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Dumbarton | 12 | (1) |
| 2012 | Annan Athletic | 17 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Ayr United | 30 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Sauchie Juniors | 25 | (19) |
| 2014- | Pollok | 30 | (31) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 MARCH 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David Winters (born 7 March 1983 in Paisley) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Pollok in the SJFA West Premier League. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Dundee United.
Career
Winters, like older brother Robbie, started his career with Dundee United and played in 19 league matches between 1999 and 2003. During this time, he had loans spells with Forfar Athletic and Ross County, and made the permanent move to Victoria Park in 2003.
After three seasons with The Staggies he moved to Hamilton Academical at the start of season 2006–07. Winters spent the following pre-season at Halifax Town after turning down a deal from Hamilton at the end of the season. He even played, and scored, as a trialist for Halifax against Hamilton in a friendly. However, he signed a contract, until the end of the 2007–08 season, for Hamilton in August.[1] Winters was released by Hamilton in January 2008[2] and rejoined Ross County in February.[3] He joined Livingston in January 2009.
Winters moved to Dumbarton in March 2010, scoring three goals in his first five appearances. Winters left Dumbarton in May 2010 and moved to Vietnam to play for Can Tho F.C. On the 5th of August 2011 Winters re-signed for Dumbarton on a one-year deal. He left in January 2012 after failing to establish himself in the Sons first eleven.[4] After appearing as a trialist for Annan Athletic, Winters signed a deal until the end of the season, before moving on to Ayr United in the summer.[5][6]
In August 2013, Winters joined Junior side Sauchie Juniors.[7]
On 21 March 2014, Winters joined Junior side Pollok.[8]
Personal life
Winters also coaches young people throughout Glasgow in his role with coaching and groupwork company A&M Training (www.aplusmtraining.com). He is engaged to Suzanne Grant who plays for the Glasgow Celtic FC women's team.[9]
Honours
- Hamilton Academical
- 2007–08
- Ross County
- 2007–08
- Livingston
- 2009–10
References
- ↑ Winters seals return to Hamilton – BBC Sport website
- ↑ Winters Released – Hamilton Accies FC website
- ↑ Accies' Winters moves to County – BBC Sport website
- ↑ Alan Findlay (2012-01-06). "Squad Update". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ "07/02/2012 – Player Updates". Annan Athletic FC. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
Despite the transfer window closing Harry has managed to secure the services of David Winters until the end of the seasonly, the 29 year old striker signed the paperwork before training this evening.
- ↑ Wilson, Mike (3 August 2012). "Ayr United move for David Winters and Darren Martin". Ayrshire Post. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ "Signings". SJFA News. Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.pollokfc.com/news/
- ↑ "Lure of Arsenal favours Grant in football couple's tug of love". The Scotsman. 12-05-2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26. Check date values in:
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