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David Riley Personal information Full name David Sidney Riley Date of birth 8 December 1960 Place of birth Northampton, England Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Playing position Midfielder/Forward Youth career Keyworth United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1983–1987 Nottingham Forest 12 (2) 1986 → Darlington (loan) 6 (2) 1987–1988 → Peterborough United (loan) 12 (2) 1987–1990 Port Vale 76 (11) 1990 Port Vale 1990–1992 Peterborough United 84 (23) Kettering Town Ponsonby Boston United King's Lynn Total 190+ (40+) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).David Sidney Riley (born 8 December 1960) is a former English footballer. He was a small midfielder and striker.
Playing career
Riley played for Keyworth United and Nottingham Forest, and also enjoyed loans spells at Darlington and Peterborough United before he joined Port Vale for £20,000 in October 1987. Scoring on his debut he was soon a big hit, becoming the club's joint-top scorer in the 1987–88 season with 10 goals (along with Darren Beckford). He was a member of the 1988–89 promotion winning side but on 25 April 1989 broke his leg in a 1–1 draw at Bolton Wanderers. He managed to recover, but did not re-capture his first team position and in March 1990 was loaned back to Peterborough United, who paid £40,000 for his services on a permanent basis the next month. He later played for Kettering Town, F.C. Ponsonby (New Zealand), Boston United and King's Lynn.[1]
Coaching career
By March 2011, he was working as under-15s manager at Peterborough United.[2]
References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 21. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
- ^ "Centre of Excellence Staff". theposh.com. 15 March 2011. http://www.theposh.com/page/CentreofExcellence/0,,10427~1022393,00.html. Retrieved 9 July 2011.


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