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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | David Robert Speedie | |
| Date of birth | February 20, 1960 | |
| Place of birth | Glenrothes, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenrothes is a former new town situated in the heart of Fife, in east central Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. 70 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1978-1980 1980-1982 1982-1987 1987-1991 1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1992 1992 1993 1993-1994 |
Barnsley Darlington Chelsea Coventry City Liverpool Blackburn Rovers Southampton → Birmingham City (loan) → W.B.A. (loan) → West Ham Utd (loan) Leicester City Total |
23 (0) 88 (21) 162 (47) 122 (31) 12 (6) 36 (23) 7 (2) 11 (0) 10 (2) 11 (4) 37 (12) 519 (148) |
| National team | ||
| 1985-1989 | Scotland | 10 (0) |
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David Robert Speedie (born 20 February 1960 in Glenrothes, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played for numerous clubs during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably Chelsea and Coventry City. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenrothes is a former new town situated in the heart of Fife, in east central Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, He accumulated more than 500 football league appearances and scored almost 150 goals in a 14 year professional career. Speedie also gained 10 caps for the Scottish international team.
Born in Scotland but raised in Yorkshire, Speedie worked as a coalminer before signing professional terms with Barnsley in 1978. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Barnsley Football Club is an English football club based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes, with Toby Tyke Without having scored a goal for Barnsley in 21 appearances, he moved to Darlington in 1980, where his talent first became apparent. Darlington Football Club (also known as Darlo or The Quakers) are an English football team based in the English town of Just two years later, he was spotted by then-Chelsea manager John Neal, who signed him for £80,000 in May 1982. John Neal (born 3 April 1932 in County Durham) is a former English football player and manager
Speedie is arguably most notable for his five-year stint at Chelsea where he formed a prolific strike partnership with Kerry Dixon. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Kerry Michael Dixon (born 24 July 1961, in Luton) is a retired English professional footballer who played most notably for Chelsea Speedie's strength, scoring prowess, work-rate and unlikely heading ability (he was only 5ft 7in tall) perfectly complemented both Dixon and winger Pat Nevin as the trio notched up almost 200 goals between them in three years. Patrick Kevin Francis Michael Nevin (born 6 September, 1963 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer. Before the arrival of Nevin and Dixon, however, Speedie had played an important part in Chelsea's survival in the Second Division a year earlier, with his seven goals (including two on his debut against Oldham Athletic) that season proving crucial. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club In 1986, he became the first player since Geoff Hurst to score a hat-trick at Wembley, as Chelsea defeated Manchester City 5-4 in the Full Members Cup final. Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a former footballer of Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club The Full Members Cup was an English football cup competition held from 1985 to 1992.
Having scored 64 goals in 205 appearances for the West London side, Speedie joined Coventry City for £750,000 in July 1987 following a disagreement with manager John Hollins. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, John William Hollins MBE (born July 16, 1946) is an English former football player and coach He enjoyed four years at Coventry and remained a high-profile top flight player, equalling his Chelsea strike rate during this period. He scored a number of memorable goals whilst maintaining his Scottish international place. After 1991, Speedie joined a succession of clubs, including Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, West Ham United, Southampton and finally Leicester City, where his short temper and poor disciplinary record often ensured a quick departure. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here He later played for a number of non-league clubs including Stamford AFC and Hendon where he made 5 appearances whilst failing to score. Indeed his most impressive 45 minutes came as a replacement goalkeeper for the 2nd half of Hendon's first game of the 1996/7 season against Sutton United after first choice Scott Ashcroft got injured just before half time. He retired having scored 150 career goals.
He now works as a football agent. [1]
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