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{{Short description|English footballer (born 1945)}}
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| name = Dave Worthington
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| height =
| height =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Right back]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Right back]]
| youthyears1 = –
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]]
| years1 = 1961–64
| years1 = 1961–1964
| clubs1 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]]
| clubs1 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]]
| caps1 = 37
| caps1 = 37
| goals1 = 8
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 1964–66
| years2 = 1964–1966
| clubs2 = [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]
| clubs2 = [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]
| caps2 = 61
| caps2 = 61
| goals2 = 7
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 1966–73
| years3 = 1966–1973
| clubs3 = [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]
| clubs3 = [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]
| caps3 = 293
| caps3 = 293
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| caps4 = 5
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1973–76
| years5 = 1973–1976
| clubs5 = [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
| clubs5 = [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
| caps5 = 95
| caps5 = 95
| goals5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = –
| years6 =
| clubs6 = [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]
| clubs6 = [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]
| caps6 = ?
| caps6 =
| goals6 = ?
| goals6 =
| totalcaps = 491
| totalcaps = 491
| totalgoals = 29
| totalgoals = 29
| manageryears1 = –
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 = [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]
| managerclubs1 = [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]]
| manageryears2 = 1999
| manageryears2 = 1999
| managerclubs2 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]]
}}
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'''David Worthington''' (born 28 March 1945)<ref name=fl>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/daveworthington}}</ref> is an English<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=11795 |title=In The Mad Crowd profile |access-date=28 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318223016/http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=11795 |archive-date=18 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> former professional [[association football|football]] player and coach. Worthington, who played as a [[Defender (association football)|right back]], made nearly 500 appearances in [[the Football League]] between 1961 and 1976.
'''David "Dave" Worthington''' (born 28 March 1945<ref name=fl>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/daveworthington.html Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown]
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</ref>) is an English<ref>[http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=11795 In The Mad Crowd profile]</ref> former professional [[association football|football]] player and coach. Worthington, who played as a [[Defender (association football)|right back]], made nearly 500 appearances in [[the Football League]] between 1961 and 1976.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Born in [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]],<ref name=fl/> Worthington had two brothers who were also professional footballers – [[Bob Worthington (footballer)|Bob]] and [[Frank Worthington|Frank]].
Born in [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]],<ref name=fl/> Worthington had two brothers who were also professional footballers – [[Bob Worthington (footballer)|Bob]] and [[Frank Worthington|Frank]].


His son [[Gary Worthington|Gary]] was also a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm#W|title=Sons and Daughters|accessdate=12 September 2010|publisher=Bob Dunning|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831175648/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm#W|archivedate=31 August 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
His son [[Gary Worthington|Gary]] was also a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm#W|title=Sons and Daughters|accessdate=12 September 2010|publisher=Bob Dunning|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831175648/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm#W|archivedate=31 August 2010}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Worthington made nearly 500 appearances in [[the Football League]] between 1961 and 1976 for [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]], [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]], [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] and [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]].<ref name=fl/> At Grimsby between 1966 and 1973, he made 293 appearances in [[the Football League]], scoring 14 goals in the process. Worthington was part of the [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72]] team that won the [[Football League Fourth Division|Division Four]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.football.co.uk/snapshot_tables/1971_1972/2/may/grimsby_town/index.shtml |title=Historical league tables |publisher=Stats.football.co.uk |date= |accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref>
Worthington made nearly 500 appearances in [[the Football League]] between 1961 and 1976 for [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]], [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]], [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] and [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]].<ref name=fl/> At Grimsby between 1966 and 1973, he made 293 appearances in [[the Football League]], scoring 14 goals in the process. Worthington was part of the [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72]] team that won the [[Football League Fourth Division|Division Four]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.football.co.uk/snapshot_tables/1971_1972/2/may/grimsby_town/index.shtml |title=Historical league tables |publisher=Stats.football.co.uk |date= |accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref>


Worthington later became player-manager of non-league [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]].<ref name="Team spirit"/> Worthington also had a brief spell as [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]] caretaker manager in 1999.
Worthington later became player-manager of non-league [[Cambridge City F.C.|Cambridge City]].<ref name="Team spirit"/> Worthington also had a brief spell as Halifax Town caretaker manager in 1999.


Worthington started [[scout (sport)|scouting]] at [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]], after they went into administration in 2002 he joined [[Neil Thompson]] at [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] before being hired by [[Sam Allardyce]] at [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in 2003. He was hired by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2007 before working in [[Portugal]] and Spain for [[Hull City F.C.|Hull's]] former boss [[Phil Brown (footballer born 1959)|Phil Brown]].<ref name="Mariners' ex-skipper">{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Ex-skipper-Worthy-loves-coast/story-11535340-detail/story.html |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |title=Mariners' ex-skipper Dave Worthington still loves the coast | date=30 November 2010|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref> He then rejoined [[Sam Allardyce]], watching matches in the Spanish and French leagues to identify potential signings for [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref name="Mariners' ex-skipper"/>
Worthington started [[scout (sport)|scouting]] at Halifax Town, after they went into administration in 2002 he joined [[Neil Thompson]] at [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] before being hired by [[Sam Allardyce]] at [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in 2003. He was hired by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2007 before working in Portugal and Spain for [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]'s former manager [[Phil Brown (footballer born 1959)|Phil Brown]].<ref name="Mariners' ex-skipper">{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Ex-skipper-Worthy-loves-coast/story-11535340-detail/story.html |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |title=Mariners' ex-skipper Dave Worthington still loves the coast |date=30 November 2010 |accessdate=23 August 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He then rejoined Allardyce, watching matches in the Spanish and French leagues to identify potential signings for [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref name="Mariners' ex-skipper"/>


Worthington was crucial to some of [[Sam Allardyce]]'s signings, spotting [[Abdoulaye Faye]] on loan at French side [[FC Istres|Istres]] who [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] paid £750,000 and was later sold for £2-million.<ref name="Mariners' ex-skipper"/> Worthington's biggest success was striker [[Nicolas Anelka]], who he guided back to the [[Premier League]] to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] in 2006 from [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]], "It was against everyone's view to sign Anelka," Worthington said. He also recommended his move to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] two seasons later. "I tried to get [[Karim Benzema]] (now at [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]) to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] when he was 18," Worthington said. "At [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]], I also tracked [[Hugo Lloris]] (now a reigning [[Ligue 1]] goalkeeper of the year at [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]) at his hometown club [[OGC Nice|Nice]], and a young [[Samir Nasri]] – but [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] wanted 12-million euros rather than our offer of three million."<ref name="Mariners' ex-skipper"/>
Worthington was crucial to some of Allardyce's signings, spotting [[Abdoulaye Faye]] on loan at French side [[FC Istres|Istres]] for whom Bolton Wanderers paid £750,000 and later sold for £2&nbsp;million.<ref name="Mariners' ex-skipper"/> Worthington's biggest success was striker [[Nicolas Anelka]], who he guided back to the [[Premier League]] to Bolton in 2006 from [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]], "It was against everyone's view to sign Anelka," Worthington said. He also recommended his move to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] two seasons later. "I tried to get [[Karim Benzema]] (now at [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]) to Chelsea from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] when he was 18," Worthington said. "At Bolton, I also tracked [[Hugo Lloris]] (now a reigning [[Ligue 1]] goalkeeper of the year at [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]) at his hometown club [[OGC Nice|Nice]], and a young [[Samir Nasri]] – but [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] wanted 12&nbsp;million euros rather than our offer of three million."<ref name="Mariners' ex-skipper"/>


Worthington currently lives in Spain as of August 2012, working as an international [[scout (sport)|scout]] for [[Premier League]] side [[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref name="Team spirit"/>
Worthington lives in Spain as of August 2012, working as an international [[scout (sport)|scout]] for [[Premier League]] side [[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref name="Team spirit"/>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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'''Grimsby Town'''

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*[[Football League Fourth Division|Division Four]]: [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72]]<ref name="Team spirit">{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Team-spirit-Grimsby-Town-squad-chance-says-Dave/story-16752448-detail/story.html |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |title=Team spirit can give Grimsby Town squad a chance, says Dave Worthington |date=23 August 2012 |accessdate=23 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826003347/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Team-spirit-Grimsby-Town-squad-chance-says-Dave/story-16752448-detail/story.html |archive-date=26 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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;Grimsby Town
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*[[Football League Fourth Division|Division Four]] '''Champions (1):''' [[1971–72 in English football|1971–72]]<ref name="Team spirit">{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Team-spirit-Grimsby-Town-squad-chance-says-Dave/story-16752448-detail/story.html |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |title=Team spirit can give Grimsby Town squad a chance, says Dave Worthington | date=23 August 2012|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 22 December 2024

For the sculptor, see David Worthington.

Dave Worthington
Personal information
Full name David Worthington
Date of birth (1945-03-28) 28 March 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Halifax, England
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Halifax Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1964 Halifax Town 37 (8)
1964–1966 Barrow 61 (7)
1966–1973 Grimsby Town 293 (14)
1973 → Halifax Town (loan) 5 (0)
1973–1976 Southend United 95 (0)
Cambridge City
Total 491 (29)
Managerial career
Cambridge City
1999 Halifax Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Worthington (born 28 March 1945)[1] is an English[2] former professional football player and coach. Worthington, who played as a right back, made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976.

Personal life

[edit]

Born in Halifax,[1] Worthington had two brothers who were also professional footballers – Bob and Frank.

His son Gary was also a professional footballer.[3]

Career

[edit]

Worthington made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976 for Halifax Town, Barrow, Grimsby Town and Southend United.[1] At Grimsby between 1966 and 1973, he made 293 appearances in the Football League, scoring 14 goals in the process. Worthington was part of the 1971–72 team that won the Division Four title.[4]

Worthington later became player-manager of non-league Cambridge City.[5] Worthington also had a brief spell as Halifax Town caretaker manager in 1999.

Worthington started scouting at Halifax Town, after they went into administration in 2002 he joined Neil Thompson at Boston United before being hired by Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers in 2003. He was hired by Chelsea in 2007 before working in Portugal and Spain for Hull City's former manager Phil Brown.[6] He then rejoined Allardyce, watching matches in the Spanish and French leagues to identify potential signings for Blackburn Rovers.[6]

Worthington was crucial to some of Allardyce's signings, spotting Abdoulaye Faye on loan at French side Istres for whom Bolton Wanderers paid £750,000 and later sold for £2 million.[6] Worthington's biggest success was striker Nicolas Anelka, who he guided back to the Premier League to Bolton in 2006 from Fenerbahçe, "It was against everyone's view to sign Anelka," Worthington said. He also recommended his move to Chelsea two seasons later. "I tried to get Karim Benzema (now at Real Madrid) to Chelsea from Lyon when he was 18," Worthington said. "At Bolton, I also tracked Hugo Lloris (now a reigning Ligue 1 goalkeeper of the year at Lyon) at his hometown club Nice, and a young Samir Nasri – but Marseille wanted 12 million euros rather than our offer of three million."[6]

Worthington lives in Spain as of August 2012, working as an international scout for Premier League side Sunderland.[5]

Honours

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Grimsby Town

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dave Worthington at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ^ "In The Mad Crowd profile". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Sons and Daughters". Bob Dunning. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Historical league tables". Stats.football.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Team spirit can give Grimsby Town squad a chance, says Dave Worthington". Grimsby Telegraph. 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d "Mariners' ex-skipper Dave Worthington still loves the coast". Grimsby Telegraph. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
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