David Mirfin

David Mirfin

Personal information
Full name	David Matthew Mirfin
Date of birth	18 April 1985 (1985-04-18) (age 26)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Watford
Number	21
Youth career
2001–2003	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2008	Huddersfield Town	161	(9)
2008–2011	Scunthorpe United	77	(3)
2011–	Watford	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:25, 04 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

David Matthew Mirfin (born 18 April 1985 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Football League Championship club Watford.^[1]

Career

Huddersfield Town

Mirfin graduated from the Academy in the 2003–04 season and made an immediate impression, helping the team keep 16 clean sheets out of the 25 matches he appeared in that season and also scoring three goals as a part-time emergency striker.^{[citation needed]}

On 5 May 2007, Mirfin was voted the Player's Player of the Year, the Away Supporters' Top Performer and the Fans' Player of the Year. He beat third place Michael Collins and second place Gary Taylor-Fletcher to the award. He also collected the Young Terriers Award and the Huddersfield Examiner Majority Man of the Match for the whole season.

During the 2007–08 season, Mirfin's chances seemed to be limited following a poor defensive partnership between him and Nathan Clarke, but following the arrival of Robert Page and the departure of manager Andy Ritchie, Mirfin found himself in a three-man central defence partnership with Page and Clarke, which after five games have kept four clean sheets.^{[citation needed]}

Mirfin left Huddersfield at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, following the arrival of Andy Butler and Chris Lucketti, to the dismay of most Huddersfield fans, who considered him a better player than his frequent central-defensive partner Clarke.

Scunthorpe United

Following the summer signings of Andy Butler and Chris Lucketti, Mirfin's chances of first-team football at the Galpharm Stadium seemed to be limited and on 11 August 2008, he joined League One rivals Scunthorpe United for a deal worth a minimum of £150,000.^[2] He made his debut on 16 August at Walsall, but his debut lasted just 10 minutes, after he was sent off for a professional foul. His first goal for his new club came in the Football League Trophy, an injury time winner against Rochdale, which put Scunthorpe into the area semi-finals. Mirfin left the club in May 2011 when his contract expired.^[3]

Watford

On 5 July, Watford signed Mirfin on a Bosman ruling transfer.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "MIRFIN SIGNS FOR HORNETS". Watford F.C.. 5 July 2011. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2385905,00.html. 
2. ^ MIRF SIGNS FOR IRON", HTFC Official Site, 11 August 2008, retrieved 12 August 2008
3. ^ "Joe Murphy among seven released by Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 20 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13469477.stm. 

External links

• David Mirfin player profile at htafc.com
• David Mirfin career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Mirfin, David
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Date of birth	18 April 1985
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
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