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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Urmston, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Crewe Alexandra | 168 | (55) |
| 1986–1987 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | (3) |
| 1987–1991 | Chesterfield | 119 | (53) |
| 1991–1992 | Kettering Town | 5 | (0) |
| Worksop Town | ? | (?) | |
| Glapwell | ? | (?) | |
| 1996–1998 | Congleton Town | 37 | (17) |
| Total | 340 | (128) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
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 edit
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Dave Waller". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "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.
External links edit
- Dave Waller at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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