| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Clements | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Larne, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, left-back, outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1964–1971 | Coventry City | 230 | (26) |
| 1971–1973 | Sheffield Wednesday | 78 | (0) |
| 1973–1976 | Everton | 83 | (6) |
| 1976–1977 | New York Cosmos | 18 | (2) |
| 1978 | Colorado Caribous | 15 | (1) |
| Total | 424 | (35) | |
| International career | |||
| 1965–1976 | Northern Ireland | 48 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Northern Ireland | ||
| 1978 | Colorado Caribous | ||
| 1981–1982 | Denver Avalanche | ||
| 1982–1985 | St. Louis Steamers | ||
| 1986–1991 | Kansas City Comets | ||
| 1991–1994 | University of Denver | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Clements (born 15 September 1945) is a former football player and manager from Northern Ireland. He started his career as an outside left but also played as a defensive midfielder and left-back. During a career which lasted from 1964 to 1976, playing for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton, he would make a total of 392 league appearances and score 32 goals. He played 48 times for the Northern Ireland national team between 1965 and 1976 scoring two goals.[1] He then managed the national team for two years in 1975 and 1976 before moving to the NASL in the United States.