| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David John Pleat | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | (1) |
| 1964–1967 | Luton Town | 70 | (9) |
| 1967–1968 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | (1) |
| 1968–1970 | Exeter City | 69 | (14) |
| 1970–1971 | Peterborough United | 28 | (2[1]) |
| Total | 185 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| England Youth | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1977 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| 1978–1986 | Luton Town | ||
| 1986–1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1987–1991 | Leicester City | ||
| 1991–1995 | Luton Town | ||
| 1995–1997 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1998 | Tottenham Hotspur (caretaker) | ||
| 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur (caretaker) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David John Pleat (born 15 January 1945) is an English football player turned manager, and sports commentator. Pleat made 185 Football League appearances for five clubs, scoring 26 goals. He had two spells as manager of Luton Town, and four as manager of Tottenham Hotspur (three of which were as caretaker manager).