David Skea

David Skea

Personal information
Full name	David Frederick Skea
Date of birth	1871
Place of birth	Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death	unknown
Playing position	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Arbroath
1892	Aston Villa	1	(1[1])
	Dundee Thistle
1893	Bury	1	(0[1])
	Leicester Fosse
1894–1896	Swindon Town[1]	45	(28)
	New Brompton	25	(9[2])
1896–1898	Cowes
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Frederick Skea (born Arbroath, 1871, date of death unknown) was a Scottish association football player of the 1890s. He began his career with his hometown club, Arbroath F.C. before joining Aston Villa, where he made just one appearance in The Football League. After a spell back in Scotland with Dundee Thistle, he move to Darwen, where again he was restricted to a single Football League game before a move to Bury of the Lancashire League.^[1] In 1894 he joined Leicester Fosse, where he spent two seasons as a regular in the team, making 45 League appearances and scoring 28 goals. In the 1894–95 season, he was the top scorer in the Football League Second Division. After leaving Filbert Street, he played for Swindon Town and New Brompton of the Southern League.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. p. 239. ISBN 1-8994-6867-6. 
2. ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 129. ISBN 1-899468-20-X. 

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Name	Skea, David
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Date of birth	1871
Place of birth	Arbroath, Scotland
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