Dave Leworthy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Portsmouth | 1 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Fareham Town | ? | (?) |
| 1984–1985 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | (3) |
| 1985–1989 | Oxford United | 37 | (8) |
| 1987–1988 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 1989–1992 | Reading | 44 | (7) |
| 1991 | → Colchester United (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 1991–1993 | Farnborough Town | 61 | (45) |
| 1993–1997 | Dover Athletic | 127 | (61) |
| 1997 | Rushden & Diamonds | 18 | (8) |
| 1997–2000 | Kingstonian | ||
| 2000–2003 | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| 2006 | Kingstonian | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995 | Dover Athletic (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2004 | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| 2007–2008 | Banstead Athletic | ||
| 2008–2009 | Croydon (joint) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 14 March 2012 (UTC). | |||
David Leworthy (born 22 October 1962) is an English former footballer who made his name as an intelligent centre forward.
Career
A successful period at Farnborough Town was followed by a move to Dover Athletic, which saw the non-league transfer record broken when the Kent club paid £50,000. In January 1997 Leworthy moved to fellow Football Conference side Rushden & Diamonds, and his goals in the final 4 months of the season, including a debut goal against his former club Farnborough Town, helped ease the club away from the relegation zone and into a midtable finish.[1] However, his stay at Rushden didn't last long, and at the end of the season he moved to South-West London club Kingstonian for a club record fee of £18,000.[2][3]
Leworthy's career began to draw to a close with a period at Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville that included a spell as manager.[4]
Leworthy came out of retirement in 2006 for a brief second spell at Kingstonian. He was named manager of Banstead Athletic of the Combined Counties League Premier Division in December 2007. He left Banstead in October 2008[5] and became joint manager of Croydon alongside Peter Thomas in November. Peter Thomas left the club in January the following year.[6]
Honours
Club
- Football Conference Runner-up (1): 1990–91
- FA Trophy Winner (2): 1998–99, 1999–2000
- Bob Lord Trophy Runner-up (2): 1999–2000
References
- ↑ David Leworthy Profile on the Rushden & Diamonds Official Website
- ↑ Official Dover Athletic Football Club – News
- ↑ Football: Non-League notebook
- ↑ David Leworthy Havant & Waterlooville F.C.
- ↑
- ↑ Gill defends Robbins sacking Wandsworth Guardian, 2 September 2009
- ↑ "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ↑ "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ↑ "Other Award – Non League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
