David Staff

David Staff

Staff playing for Stamford AFC in September 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-08) 8 November 1979
Place of birth Market Harborough, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stamford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Rushden & Diamonds ? (?)
1998–2002 Stamford ? (?)
2002–2004 King's Lynn 86 (38)
2004–2005 Boston United 5 (0)
2004 → King's Lynn (loan) 9 (2)
2005 King's Lynn 6 (1)
2005–2007 Nuneaton Borough ? (?)
2007 → Cambridge City (loan) 5 (0)
2007 → Rugby Town (loan) 9 (0)
2007–2008 Rugby Town 37 (6)
2008–2009 Brackley Town ? (?)
2009–2011 Rugby Town 20 (4)
2011– Stamford AFC ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:24, 15 February 2012 (UTC).

David Staff (born 8 November 1979) is an English footballer, born in Market Harborough, who played in the Football League for Boston United.[1] He is currently player manager at Stamford AFC.[2]

Before joining Boston United in August 2004, Staff played non-league football for clubs including Rushden & Diamonds, Stamford and King's Lynn,[3] who he joined on transfer deadline day in 2002, making his Linnets debut on 1 April 2002 against Cambridge City.[4] Despite King's Lynn's relegation to the Southern League Eastern Division at the end of that season, Staff remained with The Linnets. He initially played in either a full back or midfield role, but latterly became utilized in a more attacking role. He scored 20 goals in all competitions in the 2002/03 season, and was King's Lynn's leading scorer in the 2003/04 season with 23 goals in all competitions, helping King's Lynn to the Southern League Eastern Division title and promotion back to the Premier Division. "Staffy" was seen as something of a dead-ball specialist and a number of his goals came from free kicks. In February 2004 he scored directly from a corner kick in King's Lynn's 4-1 victory over Banbury United. He left King's Lynn for Boston United in the summer of 2004, making his Football League debut on 21 August 2004 as a very late substitute in the League Two game against Macclesfield Town which finished 1–1,[5] but failed to establish himself in Boston's first team and returned to King's Lynn. Described as a " versatile attacking midfielder",[6] Staff went on to play for Nuneaton Borough,[7] Cambridge City on loan,[8][9] Rugby Town, initially on loan,[6] Brackley Town,[10] before returning to Rugby Town in January 2009.[6]

Staff appeared on Sky One's game-show Gladiators, which he won,[11] before also winning on the 'Champion of Champions' show.[12] He works as a sports coach for Kettering Borough Council and Moulton College in Northamptonshire.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "David Staff". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Stamford Squad". Stamford official website. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Season 2003–04". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Games played by David Staff in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 "Players: David Staff". Rugby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "News from The Walks: May – August 2005". King's Lynn F.C. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  8. ↑ Austin, Nick (15 February 2007). "New Staff at Milton Road". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  9. ↑ "Goals and Games 06/07". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  10. ↑ "Staff Signing". NonLeague Daily. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "David grabs glory in battle of Gladiators". Northampton Evening Telegraph. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  12. 1 2 "Hero David is champ of champions". Harborough Mail. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
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