- David Lucas (footballer)
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David Lucas Personal information Full name David Anthony Lucas Date of birth 23 November 1977 Place of birth Preston, England Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Rochdale Number 23 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1994–2004 Preston North End 123 (0) 1995 → Darlington (loan) 6 (0) 1996 → Darlington (loan) 7 (0) 1996–1997 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 6 (0) 2003 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 7 (0) 2003–2004 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 10 (0) 2004–2006 Sheffield Wednesday 52 (0) 2007 Barnsley 3 (0) 2007–2009 Leeds United 16 (0) 2009–2011 Swindon Town 65 (0) 2011- Rochdale 1 (0) National team‡ 1997 England U20 4 (0) England U21 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:00, 08 May 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:00, 29 December 2008 (UTC)David Anthony Lucas (born 23 November 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Rochdale as a player/coach.
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Career
Preston North End
As a young goalkeeper, Lucas started his career at Preston North End. He went on to spend nearly ten years as a professional at the Lancashire club, punctuated by loan appearances for Darlington and Scunthorpe. Lucas won England Under 20 and Under 21 honours whilst at Preston.
Sheffield Wednesday
Lucas' had another spell at Sheffield Wednesday, having signed a permanent deal with the Yorkshire side in the summer of 2004 after impressing during two loan spells the previous season. During Wednesday's promotion season of 2004-05, Lucas made 41 appearances for the Owls and totalled 15 clean sheets despite twice having to battle against injuries.
Lucas started the first 18 matches of Sheffield Wednesday's 2005-06 campaign before a knee injury again ruled him out until January. His comeback was short-lived and Lucas was injured again against Millwall on 4 February 2006 after playing only two full games; the new injury again ruled him out until January 2007.
Lucas announced that he would not be renewing his contract with Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2005-06 season, although he continued to receive treatment at the Owls training ground whilst he was recovering from his knee injury.[1]
Barnsley
He subsequently joined South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley on a free transfer in January 2007[2] but only made three appearances for them.
During Lucas' first game for Barnsley he came out around to punch clear a ball and clashed heads with the Derby player, Giles Barnes. Barnes picked himself up instantly, however Lucas did not. The Barnsley physio and both of Derby's physios came on to the field along with two St. John Ambulance members, and the team's doctor. He was taken off the field in a head-brace. He was then taken to hospital, and regained consciousness in the ambulance. He was advised by the doctor to rest for a minimum of eight days after sustaining concussion.
Leeds United
He signed for Leeds United in September 2007 on a short term contract,[3] making his debut in the Football League Trophy 2nd Round against Darlington.
After spending much of the 2007-08 season warming the bench he began to establish himself as the first choice goalkeeper at Elland Road clearly impressing McAllister with a series of commanding displays continuing into the following season where he made a number of appearances before being dropped in December, subsequently only appearing as an unused substitute.
Lucas was released in May 2009.[4]
Swindon Town
He signed for Swindon Town in June 2009 on a two-year contract.[5][6] When the squad numbers for the forthcoming season were released, Lucas was assigned the number 1 jersey with previous incumbent Phil Smith being relegated to the number 12.[7] Lucas had a fine season which he played a big part in seeing Swindon reach the League 1 playoffs. Lucas played in the two playoff semi final legs against Charlton Athletic although in the second leg Lucas picked up a shoulder injury in the second minute of the game and had to be substituted.
Rochdale
Lucas' contract with Swindon was terminated one year early by mutual consent and he signed a one year deal with Rochdale on 3 August 2011, taking up a player/coach role.[8] On 9 August Lucas made his Rochdale Debut in the League Cup against Chesterfield.
Honours
Sheffield Wednesday
Career statistics
Career Club Season League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Others Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Preston North End 1994-95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Preston North End 1995-96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darlington (Loan) 1995 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Preston North End 1996-97 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Darlington (Loan) 1996 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Scunthorpe United (Loan) 1996-97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Preston North End 1997-98 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 Preston North End 1998-99 30 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 37 0 Preston North End 1999-00 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 Preston North End 2000-01 29 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 36 0 Preston North End 2001-02 22 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Preston North End 2002-03 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Preston North End 2003-04 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Sheffield Wednesday (Loan) 2003 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Sheffield Wednesday (Loan) 2003-04 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2004-05 34 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 41 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2005-06 18 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2006-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barnsley 2007 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Leeds United 2007-08 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 Leeds United 2008-09 13 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18 0 Swindon Town 2009-10 41 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 48 0 Swindon Town 2010-11 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 0 Rochdale 2011-12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 301 0 14 0 17 0 15 0 8 0 355 0 References
- ^ "Keeper Lucas to quit Hillsborough". BBC Sport. 2006-06-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/5094912.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Barnsley snap up Lucas and McCann". BBC Sport. 2007-01-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/6228877.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Lucas earns Leeds deal". BBC Sport. 2007-09-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/6989669.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Douglas and Lucas to leave Leeds". BBC Sport. 2009-05-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/8063666.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Swindon bring in goalkeeper Lucas". BBC Sport. 2009-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/8076547.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "TOWN ANNOUNCE LUCAS CAPTURE". swindontownfc.co.uk. 2009-06-02. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1679496,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "SQUAD NUMBERS CONFIRMED". swindontownfc.co.uk. 2009-07-27. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1734252,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Lucas Joins Ranks". Rochdale A.F.C. official website. 3 August 2011. http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10441~2409417,00.html#continue. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
External links
Rochdale A.F.C. – current squad 2 Darby · 3 Widdowson · 4 Holness · 5 Trotman · 6 Barry-Murphy · 7 Kennedy · 8 Jones · 9 Bunn · 10 Grimes · 11 Adams · 12 Balkestein · 14 Twaddle · 15 Thompson · 16 Tutte · 17 Holden · 18 Hackney · 19 Barnes-Homer · 20 Fagbola · 21 Edwards · 22 Jordan · 23 Lucas · 24 Eccleston · 25 Benali · 26 Akpa Akpro · 27 Bergkamp · 28 Gray · 29 Abadaki · 31 Andrews · Manager: Eyre
Categories:- 1977 births
- People from Preston, Lancashire
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
- English footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Leeds United A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- England youth international footballers
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