| Birth date | 20 December 1963 (age 62) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Urmston, England |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in[1] |
| Position | Forward |
| Years 1 | 1981–1986 |
| Clubs 1 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps 1 | 168 |
| Goals 1 | 55 |
| Years 2 | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs 2 | Shrewsbury Town |
| Caps 2 | 11 |
| Goals 2 | 3 |
| Years 3 | 1987–1991 |
| Clubs 3 | Chesterfield |
| Caps 3 | 119 |
| Goals 3 | 53 |
| Years 4 | 1991–1992 |
| Clubs 4 | Kettering Town |
| Caps 4 | 5 |
| Goals 4 | 0 |
| Clubs 5 | Worksop Town |
| Caps 5 | ? |
| Goals 5 | ? |
| Clubs 6 | Glapwell |
| Caps 6 | ? |
| Goals 6 | ? |
| Years 7 | 1996–1998 |
| Clubs 7 | Congleton Town |
| Caps 7 | 37 |
| Goals 7 | 17 |
| Totalcaps | 340 |
| Totalgoals | 128 |
David Harold Waller (born 20 December 1963 in Urmston, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a forward for clubs including Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Chesterfield.[2]
Career
Waller signed a professional contract at Crewe in 1982. After scoring 55 goals in four season at Gresty Road, he was sold to Shrewsbury for £20,000 in 1986, but suffered an injury soon after, and was sold for £3,000 to Chesterfield, becoming the last player signed by John Duncan during his first spell in charge.[3]
Waller scored 37 goals in his first two seasons at Chesterfield; in the 1988–89 season he equalled Jimmy Cookson's feat of scoring in eight successive League games.[3] However, he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during the following season (his 16 league goals still made him the club's leading scorer),[4] and eventually left the club, playing for non-league teams while running a stall on Chesterfield's market. He was player/manager at Glapwell in 1993, and retired from football at the end of the 1997–1998 season.[3]
References
- ^ Dunk, Peter (ed.) (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
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- ^ "Dave Waller". Sky is Blue: The Chesterfield football history resource. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Rollin, Jack (ed.) (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.