David Pullar
FullnameDavid Harry Pullar[1]
Birth date13 February 1959 (age 67)
Birth placeDurham, England
PositionWinger
Height5 ft 11 in[2]
Clubs 1Selsey
Years 21977–1979
Clubs 2Portsmouth
Caps 293
Goals 24
Years 31979–1983
Clubs 3Exeter City
Caps 3130
Goals 322
Years 41983–1987
Clubs 4Crewe Alexandra
Caps 4132
Goals 47
Years 51987–?
Clubs 5Waterlooville
Totalcaps355
Totalgoals33

David Harry Pullar (born 13 February 1959) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Portsmouth, Exeter City and Crewe Alexandra.

Pullar was born in Durham and moved to Selsey at the age of 14. He played for Selsey F.C. in the West Sussex League before joining Portsmouth as an apprentice. He made his debut in a Second Division match against Leyton Orient on 13 April 1976 and earned a professional contract in February 1977.[3][4]

Pullar joined Exeter City in July 1979 and made his debut against Grimsby Town in the first match of the 1979–80 season. He missed just three matches in his first season at, helping the club to an eighth-place finish. The following season, he was part of the side that reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. He moved to Crewe Alexandra in 1983, spending four seasons with the Cheshire club.[4]

After leaving Crewe Alexandra in 1978, he joined Waterlooville.[5] He later became a publican in Rowland's Castle.[4]

References

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  2. ^ Dunk, Peter (ed.) (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "David Pullar". PompeyRama. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Pullar, David". The Grecian Archive. University of Exeter. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ . Retrieved 10 January 2019.