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Dave Tuttle

Dave Tuttle

English footballer and manager

David Philip Tuttle (born 6 February 1972 in Mortimer Common, Berkshire) is an English former footballer.

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Career

As a player, Tuttle was a central defender. He began his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur, where he scored his first professional goal in the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup against Hajduk Split.[1] He subsequently had spells with Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Barnsley and Millwall.

Tuttle became assistant manager to Colin Lee at Millwall and was later appointed manager of Millwall in December 2005 with the target of saving the club from relegation to League One. After failing in his task he left two games before the end of the 2005–06 season.

Tuttle later moved to Swindon Town to run their youth set-up and scouting, linking up with former Millwall teammate Dennis Wise. When Wise left to manage Leeds United in October 2006 Tuttle briefly became caretaker manager but the left the job just 24 hours later. He later left Swindon after Paul Sturrock was appointed. Tuttle joined Dorking in an advisory capacity in June 2007, also signing for the club as a player,[2] though a few weeks later he was appointed chief scout of Milton Keynes Dons.[3]

On 27 August 2009, Tuttle was confirmed as the new manager of struggling Southern League Division One South and West side Bracknell Town.

In July 2010, Tuttle was appointed as manager of Hellenic League East Div 1 side Henley Town, where he gained promotion to the Hellenic League Premier Division with a young Henley Town squad in his first season with the club.

In June 2012 he was appointed as manager of Hartley Wintney.[4] But after just a few months at Hartley Wintney was appointed as the new boss at Hellenic League side Newbury.[5] After just a few months at Newbury Tuttle was relieved of his duties on 11 January 2013.[6]

On 23 November 2015, Tuttle was announced as manager of Southern League Division One South & West side Burnham.[7] On 22 August 2016, it was announced that he had parted company with Burnham, after a run of four straight defeats at the start of the Hellenic League season.[8] He was appointed manager of AFC Aldermaston in October 2019.[9] He left Aldermaston at the end of the 2022–23 season.[10]

In January 2024 he was appointed caretaker manager of Aylesbury United.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    "Tottenham Defeat Hajduk Split in ECWC (1991) Know Your Tottenham History". hotspurhq.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Advisor Tuttle joins Dorking". The Non-League Paper. 24 June 2007.
  3. [3]
    "Tuttle in as Ince re-shuffles staff] MK Citizen, 17 July 2007". Archived from the original on 17 October 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Tuttle Takes Hartley Helm". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Tuttle takes charge with community aim". Newbury Today. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Newbury part company with Tuttle". Non League Daily. 14 January 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Tuttle takes over from Mulvaney as Burnham FC manager". Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Burnham FC part company with first team manager Dave Tuttle". Maidenhead Advertiser. 22 August 2016.
  9. [9]
    Canning, Tom (21 October 2019). "Dave Tuttle appointed manager of AFC Aldermaston". Football in Berkshire. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Marcus Richardson takes over at AFC Aldermaston". Football in Berkshire. 24 July 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Aylesbury United part company with boss Jack Wells". The Bucks Herald. 26 January 2024.
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