David Helliwell (28 March 1948 – 22 March 2003) was an English professional footballer who made 257 appearances with 25 goals scored in the Football League, playing as a winger for Blackburn Rovers, Lincoln City, Workington and Rochdale.[1] He also played non-league football for Morecambe.[2]
.jpg) David in the 1970s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Helliwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1948[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 March 2003 (aged 54)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Blackburn, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1966 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1969 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | (1) |
| 1969–1970 | Lincoln City | 13 | (1) |
| 1970–1976 | Workington | 189 | (20) |
| 1976–1977 | Rochdale | 31 | (3) |
| 1977-1978 | Morecambe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Helliwell was born in 1948 in Blackburn, Lancashire, and died there in 2003 at the age of 54.[1]
Career
editIn 1969, at the age of 21, he was signed for Lincoln City by manager Ron Gray for a fee of £4,000. In the previous season, when Jim Smith moved to Boston United as player-manager, Helliwell got an other new signing midfield partner Billy Taylor from Nottingham Forest.
In the first game of the 1969/70 season against Colchester United at Sincil Bank, Helliwell made his City debut alongside Taylor.
During the summer of 1970, Helliwell was released on a free transfer joining Workington, played around 200 games for the Cumbrian side, scoring 21 goals, and was featured against City over the next five seasons. After getting a free transfer prior to Workington's last season in the League, he then spent a year with Rochdale before joining Morecambe side for Northern Premier League in 1977.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Dave Helliwell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Looking Back At: David Helliwell | The Stacey West". 3 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links
edit- Retrospective at Lincoln City fansite The Stacey West
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