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David Linighan
English footballer
David Linighan (born 9 January 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1982 until 2002.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Linighan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-01-09) 9 January 1965 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Hartlepool United | 91 | (5) |
| 1985 | → Leeds United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1986 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Shrewsbury Town | 65 | (1) |
| 1988–1995 | Ipswich Town | 277 | (12) |
| 1995–1998 | Blackpool | 100 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Mansfield Town | 38 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Southport | 18 | (2) |
| 2001 | Chester City | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Hyde United | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 611 | (25) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He notably spent time in the Premier League with Ipswich Town and in the Scottish Premier League with Dunfermline Athletic. He also played in the Football League for Hartlepool United, Derby County, Shrewsbury Town, Blackpool, Mansfield Town and Chester City. He also had spells in Non-league with Southport and Hyde United.
Linighan was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, and attended English Martyrs School.[3][4] He began his career at Hartlepool United in 1982 as a 17-year-old. He remained at Victoria Park for four years, making close to 100 league appearances for the club.[3]
After a brief spell at Derby County in 1986, he joined Shrewsbury Town for a £30,000 fee. In two years with the Shrews, Linighan made 65 league appearances, scoring one goal.[3]
Linighan joined Ipswich Town in 1988 for £300,000.[5] In eight years, he made a career-high 277 league appearances, scoring twelve goals, and played in the Premier League for three seasons (1992 to 1995).[5]
In 1995, Linighan was signed by Sam Allardyce to join up with his Blackpool team. He played under three managers during his three years at Bloomfield Road, the others being Gary Megson and Nigel Worthington, scoring five goals in a century of league appearances.[3]
Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic came in for the defender's services in 1998,[3] and he moved north of the border for what proved to be just one game. During his time with the Pars, he was loaned to Mansfield Town, whom he would join on a permanent basis in 1999.[3]
In 2000, Linighan moved into non-league football with Southport and Chester City,[3] before a short spell with Hyde United in 2002 where he made eleven appearances,[6] before retiring.[5]
Linighan is one of three footballing brothers, the other two being Andy and Brian.[7][8] He now works as a carpenter.[9]
Ipswich Town
Individual
- Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1990–91
- Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year: 1991–92[10]
- "David Linighan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1995–96. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-7472-7823-8.
- "David Linighan". Port Online. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- Riddle, John (19 July 2011). The Life of Brian Honour. Andrews UK. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-907792-64-9.
- "Happy Birthday David Linighan!". Vital Football. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- "List of all games featuring David Linighan". hydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- "David Linighan". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- "New season will begin again minus a Linighan". The Northern Echo. 11 May 2001. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
- David Linighan profile at Ipswich Town Talk
- David Linighan at Soccerbase
- David Linighan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
