David Bridges

David Bridges (born 9th September 1982) is a midfield player currently playing for Cambridge United in the Nationwide Conference.

Originally coming through the clubs successful youth policy, he made his debut in the old Division Two against Huddersfield Town in March 2002 and scored his first goal for the club in a home game with Tranmere Rovers the following month. Bridges left the club at the end of the 2003/04 season after failing to agree a contract with French manager Herve Renard.

After trialling at a number of clubs, most notably Chesterfield and Rushden & Diamonds without securing a deal, Bridges considered playing in America before an opportunity arrived to play in Latvia for SK Riga. An early injury prevented a lengthy stay and he returned to the UK to join Histon and played his part in helping them achieve promotion to the Conference South in the final games of the 2004/05 season.

At the start of the 2005/06 season, new Cambridge United manager Rob Newman invited him back to train with Cambridge United, recently relegated to the Nationwide Conference, and he did enough to earn a 1 year contract which was subsequently extended to the 2006/07 season. Following the sacking of Newman, Bridges has been a regular feature of new manager Jimmy Quinn's squad.

During the 2005/06 season, Bridges earned an England National XI cap when called up to play in a game against Italy, ironically staged at Cambridge's Abbey Stadium.