David Duke (footballer)

David Duke
Personal information
Full name David Duke[1]
Date of birth (1978-11-07) 7 November 1978 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
19??–1997 Redby CA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Sunderland 0 (0)
2000–2005 Swindon Town 204 (7)
2005–2007 Darlington 33 (1)
2008–2009 Durham City
2009–2010 Consett (2)
2010–2011 Sunderland RCA 17 (0)
2011 Jarrow Roofing
2011–201? Esh Winning
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Duke (born 7 November 1978) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder or full back.

Duke was born in Inverness, Scotland.[1] He joined Sunderland from Redby Community Association in 1997,[1] and received a squad number in the 1999–2000 season.[3] He was an unused substitute in a defeat by Wimbledon in that season's League Cup,[4] but that was the closest he came to a competitive first-team appearance. He moved to Swindon Town in 2001, and went on to make more than 200 league appearances. He joined Darlington in 2005,[1] but left the club by mutual consent in March 2007.[5] Duke went on to play non-league football for clubs including Durham City,[6] Consett,[7][8] Sunderland RCA,[9] Jarrow Roofing[10] and Esh Winning.[11]

After football, Duke went into e-commerce: as of 2017, he was chief marketing officer of a Teesside-based digital agency.[12][13]

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  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
  3. ^ "Premier League 1999/00 Sunderland". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "League Cup 1999/2000 3. Round Wimbledon FC – Sunderland AFC 3:2". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ^ Stoddart, Craig (16 March 2007). "Duke leaves Darlington". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Durham City in bid to stay on track". The Chronicle. Newcastle. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Consett Fixtures 2009/10". Consett A.F.C. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Local football: Halliday back for RCA's cup opener". Sunderland Echo. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  9. ^ "All appearances 2010–11" (PDF) and "Goals scored 2010–11" (PDF). Sunderland RCA. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Sunderland RCA ready for Shildon challenge in the Northern League". Sunderland Echo. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  11. ^ Simpson, Ray (6 June 2011). "Esh sign nine". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Q & A with David Duke". STFCFans. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  13. ^ Austin, Simon (22 March 2017). "Teesside digital firm Visualsoft expands Manchester operation". Prolific North. Retrieved 11 August 2017.