David Hopkin

David Hopkin

Personal information
Full name	David Hopkin
Date of birth	21 August 1970 (1970-08-21) (age 41)
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Maryhill (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1992	Greenock Morton	48	(4)
1992–1995	Chelsea	40	(1)
1995–1997	Crystal Palace	83	(21)
1997–2000	Leeds United	73	(6)
2000–2001	Bradford City	11	(0)
2001–2002	Crystal Palace	29	(4)
2002–2003	Greenock Morton	6	(1)
National team
1997–1999	Scotland	7	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Hopkin (born 21 August 1970 in Greenock) is a Scottish former professional football player who is assistant manager at Maryhill.

Club career

Hopkin started his career at Morton before earning a move to Premier League side Chelsea in 1992. He did not play many games for Chelsea and was later sold to Crystal Palace in 1995 for £850,000 just after their relegation from the Premier League.^[1]

At Selhurst Park he wrote himself into Palace folklore by scoring a 90th minute winner in the 1997 Division One Play-off Final against Sheffield United, to put Palace into the Premier League. After two years with Palace, Hopkin moved on to Leeds United and then to their local rivals Bradford City.

He later went on to play for Crystal Palace again before returning to Scotland with his hometown club Morton (now called Greenock Morton) in a player/coaching role ^[2] - however he had to retire in 2003 due to a recurring ankle injury.^[3] During his second playing spell at Morton he scored twice, once in the League Cup against St Mirren^[4] and once in the league against Gretna.^[5]

International career

Hopkin won seven caps for the Scottish national team, scoring twice.

Coaching

Hopkin and Derek Collins had a brief spell as joint caretaker manager at Morton when they occupied the dugout for a match against Albion Rovers in the 2002/03 season.

Hopkin is now part of the coaching staff at Maryhill Juniors.

References

1. ^ Ridley, Ian (13 August 1995). "Club-by-club guide: The prospects, the players to watch, the arrivals and departures". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/clubbyclub-guide-the-prospects-the-players-to-watch-the-arrivals-and-departures-1596119.html. 
2. ^ "Hopkin begins coaching at Morton". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 28 August 2002. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2002/0828/Hopkin.html. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
3. ^ "Morton sack McPherson". BBC Sport. 14 November 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/2478357.stm. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
4. ^ "Morton 2-3 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 7 September 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2239554.stm. Retrieved 16 February 2010. 
5. ^ "Morton 2-2 Gretna". BBC Sport. 26 October 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_3/2358151.stm. Retrieved 16 February 2010. 

External links

• David Hopkin career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Hopkin, David
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Date of birth	21 August 1970
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
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