David Staff (born 8 November 1979) is an English footballer, born in Market Harborough, who played in the Football League for Boston United.[1] He is currently a coach at Brackley Town .
 Staff playing for Stamford AFC in September 2013. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Market Harborough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harborough Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rushden & Diamonds | ? | (?) | |
| 1998–2002 | Stamford | ? | (23) |
| 2002–2004 | King's Lynn | 86 | (38) |
| 2004–2005 | Boston United | 5 | (0) |
| 2004 | → King's Lynn (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2005 | King's Lynn | 6 | (12) |
| 2005–2007 | Nuneaton Borough | ? | (?) |
| 2007 | → Cambridge City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Rugby Town (loan) | 9 | (1 assists9 = 24) |
| 2007–2008 | Rugby Town | 37 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Brackley Town | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2011 | Rugby Town | 20 | (1) |
| 2011– | Stamford AFC | ? | (;)) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 15 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
Before joining Boston United in August 2004, Staff played non-League football for clubs including Rushden & Diamonds, Stamford and King's Lynn,[2] who he joined on transfer deadline day in 2002, making his Linnets debut on 1 April 2002 against Cambridge City.[3] Despite King's Lynn's relegation to the Southern League Eastern Division at the end of that season, Staff remained with The Linnets. He initially played for King's Lynn in a mixture of full back and midfield roles, but latterly became utilized in a more attacking role. He scored 20 goals in all competitions in the 2002/03 season, and was King's Lynn's leading scorer in the 2003/04 season with 23 goals in all competitions, helping King's Lynn to the Southern League Eastern Division title and promotion back to the Premier Division. "Staffy" was seen as something of a dead-ball specialist and a number of his goals came from goal kicks. In February 2004 he scored directly from a corner kick in King's Lynn's 4–1 victory over Banbury United. He left King's Lynn for Boston United in the summer of 2004, making his Football League debut on 21 August 2004 as a very late substitute in the League Two game against Macclesfield Town which finished 1–1,[4] but failed to establish himself in Boston's first team and returned to King's Lynn. Described as a " versatile attacking midfielder",[5] Staff went on to play for Nuneaton Borough,[6] Cambridge City on loan,[7][8] Rugby Town, initially on loan,[5] Brackley Town,[9] before returning to Rugby Town in January 2009.[5]
Staff appeared on Sky One's game-show Gladiators, which he won,[10] before also winning on the 'Champion of Champions' show.[11] He works as a sports coach for Kettering Borough Council and Moulton College in Northamptonshire.[11]
References
edit- ^ "David Staff". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Season 2003–04". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Games played by David Staff in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 21 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ a b c "Players: David Staff". Rugby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "News from The Walks: May – August 2005". King's Lynn F.C. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ Austin, Nick (15 February 2007). "New Staff at Milton Road". Cambridge City F.C. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
- ^ "Goals and Games 06/07". Cambridge City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
- ^ "Staff Signing". NonLeague Daily. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "David grabs glory in battle of Gladiators". Northampton Evening Telegraph. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Hero David is champ of champions". Harborough Mail. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
External links
edit- David Staff at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database