- David Noble (English footballer)
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David Noble Personal information Full name David James Noble[1] Date of birth 2 February 1982 Place of birth Hitchin, England Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Exeter City Number 8 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2003 Arsenal 0 (0) 2001–2002 → Watford (loan) 15 (1) 2003–2004 West Ham United 3 (0) 2004–2006 Boston United 57 (5) 2005–2006 → Bristol City {loan) 8 (0) 2006–2009 Bristol City 77 (7) 2009 → Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (0) 2010– Exeter City 53 (1) National team 2003 Scotland B 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:22, 7 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).David James Noble (born 2 February 1982 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer, who plays for Exeter City.
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Club career
His career began as a trainee at Arsenal, with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 in a man of the match performance. His first senior appearance was on loan at Watford, who he played for a season (2001–02), during Gianluca Vialli's reign, scoring once against Grimsby.[2] In 2003 he joined newly relegated West Ham United, but found his opportunities limited and failed to force himself into first team reckoning. He moved on to Boston United a year later.
In January 2006, he moved to Bristol City for £80,000, after enjoying a successful loan spell there. On 13 February 2007, he scored against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup Fourth Round Replay. But his most important strikes were the two goals he scored against Rotherham on 5 May 2007 which took City back into the second-highest tier of English football; the Championship.
Noble also scored in the Championship play-off semi-final against Crystal Palace, when his stoppage time strike from 30 yards gave Bristol City the advantage going into the second leg.
He joined Yeovil Town on loan from Bristol City on 25 March 2009, before being released on 31 May 2009.
On 4 January 2010, Noble signed for League One side Exeter City.[3] He signed a new one-year contract with Exeter City in June 2011.[4]
International career
Noble played in a Scotland future team match against Turkey on 25 February 2003.[5]
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Grimsby 0-3 Watford". BBC. 19 October 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1606729.stm. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10436~1922896,00.html
- ^ http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10436~2370218,00.html
- ^ Official Scottish FA Website
External links
- David Noble profile at bcfc.co.uk
- David Noble career stats at Soccerbase
Exeter City F.C. – current squad 1 Krysiak · 2 Tully · 3 Jones · 4 Dunne · 5 Archibald-Henville · 6 Duffy · 7 Sercombe · 8 Noble · 10 Nardiello · 11 Golbourne · 12 Oakley · 14 Shephard · 18 Coles · 19 O'Flynn · 20 Logan · 21 Bauzà · 22 Keohane · 23 Keane · 24 Frear · 25 Gosling · 26 Bennett · 27 Furzer · 28 Dawson · 29 Nichols · 30 Ingham · 31 McNish · 33 Viney · 35 Taylor · 40 Pidgeley · Manager: Tisdale
Categories:- 1982 births
- People from Hitchin
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scotland B international footballers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- The Football League players
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