Dave Worthington

Dave Worthington

Personal information
Full name	David Worthington
Date of birth	28 March 1945 (1945-03-28) (age 66)
Place of birth	Halifax, England
Playing position	Right back
Youth career
–	Halifax Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1961–1964	Halifax Town	37	(8)
1964–1966	Barrow	61	(7)
1966–1973	Grimsby Town	293	(14)
1973	→ Halifax Town (loan)	5	(0)
1973–1976	Southend United	95	(0)
–	Cambridge City	?	(?)
Total		491	(29)
Teams managed
–	Cambridge City
1999	Halifax Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David "Dave" Worthington (born 28 March 1945^[1]) is an English^[2] former professional football player and coach. Worthington, who played as a right back, made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976.

Personal life

Born in Halifax,^[1] Worthington had two brothers who were also professional footballers - Bob and Frank.

His son Gary was also a professional footballer.^[3]

Career

Worthington made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976 for Halifax Town, Barrow, Grimsby Town and Southend United.^[1] Worthington later became player-manager of non-league Cambridge City. Worthington also had a brief spell as Halifax Town caretaker manager in 1999.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
2. ^ In The Mad Crowd profile
3. ^ "Sons and Daughters". Bob Dunning. http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm#W. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Worthington, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	28 March 1945
Place of birth	Halifax, England
Date of death
Place of death