David Fretwell (born 18 February 1952) is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Wigan Athletic.[3] He signed for Bradford City as an amateur in 1967,[4] making 253 league, 18 FA Cup and 9 League Cup appearances for them between 1971 and 1978.[5]

David Fretwell
Personal information
Full name David Fretwell[1]
Date of birth (1952-02-18) 18 February 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Normanton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1967–1971 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1978 Bradford City 253 (5)
1978 California Sunshine 17 (2)
1978 Chicago Sting 0 (0)
1978–1981 Wigan Athletic 112 (0)
1981–1985 Northwich Victoria 136 (0)
1985–1987 Mossley
Salisbury City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He also played non-league football for Northwich Victoria,[6] Mossley, where he scored once from 63 appearances in all competitions, and Salisbury City,[7] and in the United States for the California Sunshine and the Chicago Sting.[2][8]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ "David Fretwell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "American Soccer League Players: Dave Fretwell". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Dave Fretwell". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ^ Frost, p. 396
  5. ^ Frost, p. 382
  6. ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 489, 505. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  7. ^ "Fagan to Fulham". Mossleyweb. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2019.