- David Perkins (footballer)
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David Perkins 
Personal information Full name David Philip Perkins Date of birth 21 June 1982 Place of birth Heysham, England Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Barnsley Number 11 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2007 Morecambe 176 (1) 2007–2008 Rochdale 58 (4) 2008–2011 Colchester United 79 (7) 2009–2010 → Chesterfield (loan) 13 (1) 2010 → Stockport County (loan) 22 (0) 2011- Barnsley 0 (0) National team‡ 2003–2006 England C 9 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:06, 7 January 2009 (UTC)David Philip Perkins (born June 21, 1982 in Heysham, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Barnsley.
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Career
Perkins started his career with Morecambe, for whom he played 170 league games.
Rochdale
In 2007, he moved to League Two side Rochdale. On May 17, 2008 he scored a deflected goal from 30 yards which put Rochdale level on aggregate with Darlington in a semi-final play-off, during which he was later shown a red card. Rochdale went through on penalties.[1] Rochdale appealed to his red card which was rejected by the FA, meaning he missed the League Two play-off final against Stockport County at Wembley Stadium and also the first four games of the 2008–09 season.[2]
Colchester United
Perkins signed for Colchester United on July 8, 2008 for an undisclosed six-figure fee, citing the potential of another promotion push as the leading reason for his move to the U's.[3]
Chesterfield
On 2 October 2009 Perkins signed on loan for Chesterfield.
Stockport County
On 18 January 2010 he signed on loan for Stockport on a deal until the end of the season.[4]
Return to Colchester
After becoming an outcast in the U's squad under Aidy Boothroyd he career at the club looked bleak until John Ward was appointed as new boss in May 2010. After making over 40 appearances and reigniting himself in the first team he was being scouted by a number of Championship clubs. At the end of the season with Colchester he won Four awards Player of the year, Player's Player of the year, CUSA Home player of the year and the CUSA Away player of the year.[5]
Barnsley
On June 7, 2011, the rejected the opportunity to extend his deal at Colchester United and sebsequently signed for Championship side Barnsley; signing a 2 year contract with the Tykes. This will see him link back up with his former boss at Rochdale, Keith Hill.
Career Statistics
Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2000-01 Morecambe Conference National 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2001-02 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 2002-03 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 2003-04 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 2004-05 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 2005-06 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 1 2006-07 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 Morecambe Total 176 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 184 1 2006-07 Rochdale League Two 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 2007-08 40 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 42 5 Rochdale Total 58 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 60 5 2008-09 Colchester United League One 38 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 5 2009-10 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 2009-10 Chesterfield (loan) League Two 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 2009-10 Stockport County (loan) League One 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 2010-11 Colchester United League One 36 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 41 1 2011-2012 Barnsley Championship 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Career total 324 12 11 0 5 1 0 0 340 13 - Does not include Football League Trophy appearances.
References
- ^ "Rochdale 2-1 Darlington (agg 3-3)". BBC Sport. 2008-05-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7393797.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ "Rochdale fail in red card appeal". BBC Sport. 2008-05-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/7411327.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ "Promotion Push Pleases Perkins". Colchester United. 2008-07-07. http://www.cu-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10424~1340180,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ "U's Flash: Perks heads to stockport". Colchester United. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1936521,00.html.
- ^ http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~2357515,00.html
- ^ "David Perkins Career Stats". Soccerbase. 19 October 2010. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=22779&seasonid=137. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
External links
Barnsley F.C. – current squad 1 Steele · 2 Hassell · 3 McEveley · 4 Edwards · 5 Doyle · 6 Foster · 7 Haynes · 8 O'Brien · 9 Davies · 10 Done · 11 Perkins · 12 Preece · 14 Wiseman · 15 McNulty · 16 Lovre · 17 Addison · 18 Vaz Tê · 19 Butterfield · 20 Drinkwater · 21 Park · 22 Potter · 24 Noble-Lazarus · 27 Gray · 29 Taylor · 30 Lidakevicius · 31 Clark · 32 Rose · 33 Digby · 34 Stones · Manager: Hill
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Heysham
- English footballers
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- England semi-pro international footballers
- Barnsley F.C. players
- The Football League players
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