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David Button 
Personal information Full name David Robert Edmund Button[1] Date of birth 27 February 1989 Place of birth Stevenage, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Leyton Orient
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)Number 27 Youth career 2005–2008 Tottenham Hotspur Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0) 2008 → Grays Athletic (loan) 1 (0) 2008 → Rochdale (loan) 0 (0) 2008 → Grays Athletic (loan) 13 (0) 2009 → Bournemouth (loan) 4 (0) 2009 → Luton Town (loan) 0 (0) 2009 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 3 (0) 2009 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 3 (0) 2009 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 7 (0) 2009–2010 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 26 (0) 2010–2011 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 30 (0) 2011– → Leyton Orient (loan) 1 (0) National team‡ 2003–2004 England U16 3 (0) 2004–2006 England U17 17 (0) 2006–2008 England U19 10 (0) 2009 England U20 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:49, 7 August 2010 (UTC)David Robert Edmund Button (born 27 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Leyton Orient on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He has earned 31 caps for England in four separate age groups.
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Playing career
Button joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy in the 2005–06 season. In 2008 he went on loan to Grays Athletic twice and Rochdale once. In 2009 he was loaned out to Bournemouth.[2] He made his Football League debut away at Rotherham United where they lost 1–0.[3]
Button joined Luton Town on a one-month loan deal on 6 March 2009,[4] and was on the bench in Luton's Football League Trophy victory at Wembley, but was sent back to Spurs when his loan spell ended the next day.
He joined Dagenham & Redbridge on an emergency loan as cover for the injured Tony Roberts in April 2009.[5] Button was, unusually for a goalkeeper, handed the squad number 6, and made his debut for the club in the 3–0 home victory against Bradford City on 18 April.[6]
Button started the 2009–10 on loan at Crewe Alexandra, where he made a total of three appearances. He was recalled by Tottenham on 20 August following an injury to Heurelho Gomes.[7] He made his Tottenham Hotspur debut as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers in the 26 August League Cup game.[8] Button re-joined Crewe on loan for three-months on 1 September.[9] On 27 October, Tottenham recalled Button from his loan spell.[10]
On 20 November 2009, Button joined Shrewsbury Town on loan until January 2010.[11] He has signed a new deal with Tottenham until 2013.
On 3 August 2010, Button joined Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan.[12]
On 25 August 2011, Button joined Leyton Orient on loan until 7 January 2012.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 25 October 2011
Season Club League League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2007–08 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grays Athletic Conference National 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2008–09 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rochdale Football League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grays Athletic Conference National 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Bournemouth Football League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dagenham & Redbridge 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Crewe Alexandra Football League Two 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Shrewsbury Town 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Plymouth Argyle Football League One 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leyton Orient Football League One 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Career totals 88 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 Personal life
Button attended Monk's Walk School in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.[14]
References
- ^ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/7b/53/0,,12306~152443,00.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Cherries recruit Spurs goalkeeper.". BBC Sport. 2009-01-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/7835229.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Rotherham 1–0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 2009-01-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7816251.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Hatters borrow Button". Luton Town F.C.. 2009-03-06. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1581391,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ Parker, Simon (2009-04-16). "Script the same but different finale needed". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/4296784.Script_the_same_but_different_finale_needed/. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Dag & Red 3–0 Bradford". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=582259. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Spurs recall Crewe loan keeper". BBC Sport. 2009-08-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8212900.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ "Doncaster vs Tottenham". BBC Sport. 2009-08-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8214938.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Crewe re-sign Spurs keeper Button". BBC Sport. 2009-09-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/8232520.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ "Spurs summon back Button". Sky Sports. 2009-10-27. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5655407,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Button loan to Shrews". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website. 20 November 2009. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/buttonloantoshrews201109.html.
- ^ "Button sewn up". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Official Website. 3 August 2010. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2109949,00.html.
- ^ "O's Take Spurs Keeper On Loan". Leyton Orient FC Website. 25 August 2011. http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2430893,00.html. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "David Button". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/players/reserves/davidbutton.html. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
External links
- David Button player profile at Tottenham Hotspur
- David Button England stats at The Football Association
- David Button career stats at Soccerbase
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Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Stevenage
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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