David Grant (footballer)

For the Australian, see David Grant (Australian rules footballer).

David Grant

Personal information
Full name	David Grant[1]
Date of birth	2 June 1960 (1960-06-02) (age 51)[2]
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Playing position	Left-back
Youth career
	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977-1982	Sheffield Wednesday	133	(4)
1982-1984	Oxford United	24	(1)
	Chesterfield (loan)	7	(0)
	Cardiff City	25	(0)
	Rochdale	97	(2)
1987-1988	Macclesfield Town
	Mossley (loan)
1988-1990	Boston United	35	(2[3])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Grant (born 2 June 1960 in Sheffield) is an English former professional football left-back. He played in the Football League, primarily for Sheffield Wednesday and Rochdale.

Grant became an apprentice with Sheffield Wednesday in July 1976, turning professional in February 1978.^[4] He progressed to their first team, playing over 100 times. He moved to Oxford United in 1982. Out of favour during the 1983-84 season, Grant had a spell on loan with Chesterfield before joining Cardiff City. He joined Rochdale in the 1984-85 season playing nearly 100 league games. On leaving Rochdale he joined Macclesfield Town. During the 1988-89 season he had a spell on loan with Mossley, playing four times and scoring once.^[5] In December 1988 he left Macclesfield, joining Boston United for a small fee.^[3]

References

1. ^ "David Grant". Player History. http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=114188. Retrieved 2010-02-23. 
2. ^ "David Grant". Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/davidgrant.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-23. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Boston United roll call". Dr Fox. http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/rollcall.html. Retrieved 2010-02-23. 
4. ^ Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday, Football Programme, 13 March 1982
5. ^ "Complete A-Z of players 1919-2010: Gabrielson to Gurney". Mossley A.F.C.. http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZG.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 

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Name	Grant, David
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Date of birth	1960-06-02
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
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