David Nish

David Nish
Personal information
Full name David John Nish
Date of birth (1947-09-26) 26 September 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Measham Social Welfare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1972 Leicester City 228 (25)
1972–1979 Derby County 188 (10)
1979 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 (6)
1980–1981 Seattle Sounders 57 (4)
1980–1981 Seattle Sounders (indoor) 5 (6)
1981–1982 San Jose Earthquakes (indoor) 16 (1)
Total 522 (52)
International career
1969–1971 England U23[1] 10 (1)
1973–1974 England 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David John Nish (born 26 September 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Nish's £225,000 transfer from Leicester City to Derby County in 1972 broke the British transfer record.[2]

  1. ^ "England Matches - Under-23's 1954-76". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. ^ BBC News, Were you there...when the Rams beat the Gas?