Dave Clements: Difference between revisions
Mick Knapton (talk | contribs) Added some more |
Mick Knapton (talk | contribs) Rewrite - More info added - References |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Dave Clements''' (born [[September 15]], [[1945]]) in [[Larne]] in [[County Antrim]], was a [[football (soccer)]] player and manager from [[Northern Ireland]]. He started his career as a left winger but also played |
'''Dave Clements''' (born [[September 15]], [[1945]]) in [[Larne]] in [[County Antrim]], was a [[football (soccer)]] player and manager from [[Northern Ireland]]. He started his career as a [[Winger (sport)|left winger]] but also played as a [[Midfielder|defensive midfielder]] and [[Defender (football)|left full back]] throughout a career which lasted from 1964 to 1976 in which time he played for [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] making a total of 392 league appearances and scoring 32 goals. He played 48 times for the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland national team]] between 1965 and 1976 scoring two goals. He then managed the national team for two years in 1975 and 1976 before moving to the [[North American Soccer League|NASL]] in the [[United States]]. |
||
Dave Clements first league club was [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], he joined them as an apprentice but never played in the first team, he moved to Coventry City as an 18 year old for the 1964-65 season and made his debut on the 23rd of January 1965 against [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]. He played as an outside left for much of his time at Coventry for whom he made 228 league appearances (255 including cup games) and scored 30 goals in total over a period of seven seasons. He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1971 as part of a combined deal that also included [[Brian Joicey]] and cost the Yorkshire club £100,000. |
|||
He played 48 times for the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland national team]] scoring two goals. He then managed the national team for two years in 1975 and 1976 before moving to the [[North American Soccer League|NASL]] in the [[United States]], where he played for [[New York Cosmos]] alongside [[Pelé]] before becoming [[player-manager]] for the [[Colorado Caribous]] in 1978, their only year of existence and then moving on to the [[Denver Avalanche]]. |
|||
He played as a left back for Wednesday and was a popular and successful player in his time there even though the club was not thriving in Division Two and would eventually drop into Division Three in 1975. He played 86 games for Wednesday in two seasons but became unsettled at the end of the 1972-73 season when his good form had attracted the attention of First Division clubs, he played just the opening game of the following season before moving to Everton at the beginning of September 1973. He made his debut on Saturday, 22nd September 1973 in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Dave was made club captain for the 1974-75 season and in total made 85 league appearances for Everton scoring six goals. |
|||
During his time at Everton he became player-manager of the Northern Ireland national side for a short time taking over from [[Terry Neill]] in 1975 and being replaced by [[Danny Blanchflower]] in 1976. He played his last game for Everton in February 1976 and moved to the United States to play in the NASL for [[New York Cosmos]] where he played alongside [[Pelé]]. Dave moved to coach the [[Colorado Caribous]] in 1978 (the only year of their existence) and then to the [[Denver Avalanche]] and [[Kansas City Comets]], he was named US Coach of the year in 1982 and 1987. Dave still lives in the United States, he moved out of football and has been working as a salesman in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] in recent years. |
|||
== References == |
|||
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=410 Career Info] |
|||
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/nil-recintlp.html Northern Ireland record] |
|||
*[http://www.cwn.org.uk/skyblues/players/index.php?action=show_player_detail&player_id=269 Coventry info] |
|||
*[http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0112.htm SWFC Archive] |
|||
*[http://www.hickoksports.com/history/soccmisl1.shtml US Coach of the Year] |
|||
{{start box}} |
{{start box}} |
||
| Line 11: | Line 22: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
{{end box}} |
{{end box}} |
||
{{NI-footybio-stub}} |
|||
[[Category:1945 births|Clements, Dave]] |
[[Category:1945 births|Clements, Dave]] |
||
Revision as of 14:53, 16 August 2006
Dave Clements (born September 15, 1945) in Larne in County Antrim, was a football (soccer) player and manager from Northern Ireland. He started his career as a left winger but also played as a defensive midfielder and left full back throughout a career which lasted from 1964 to 1976 in which time he played for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton making a total of 392 league appearances and scoring 32 goals. He played 48 times for the Northern Ireland national team between 1965 and 1976 scoring two goals. He then managed the national team for two years in 1975 and 1976 before moving to the NASL in the United States.
Dave Clements first league club was Wolverhampton Wanderers, he joined them as an apprentice but never played in the first team, he moved to Coventry City as an 18 year old for the 1964-65 season and made his debut on the 23rd of January 1965 against Northampton Town. He played as an outside left for much of his time at Coventry for whom he made 228 league appearances (255 including cup games) and scored 30 goals in total over a period of seven seasons. He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1971 as part of a combined deal that also included Brian Joicey and cost the Yorkshire club £100,000.
He played as a left back for Wednesday and was a popular and successful player in his time there even though the club was not thriving in Division Two and would eventually drop into Division Three in 1975. He played 86 games for Wednesday in two seasons but became unsettled at the end of the 1972-73 season when his good form had attracted the attention of First Division clubs, he played just the opening game of the following season before moving to Everton at the beginning of September 1973. He made his debut on Saturday, 22nd September 1973 in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Dave was made club captain for the 1974-75 season and in total made 85 league appearances for Everton scoring six goals.
During his time at Everton he became player-manager of the Northern Ireland national side for a short time taking over from Terry Neill in 1975 and being replaced by Danny Blanchflower in 1976. He played his last game for Everton in February 1976 and moved to the United States to play in the NASL for New York Cosmos where he played alongside Pelé. Dave moved to coach the Colorado Caribous in 1978 (the only year of their existence) and then to the Denver Avalanche and Kansas City Comets, he was named US Coach of the year in 1982 and 1987. Dave still lives in the United States, he moved out of football and has been working as a salesman in St. Louis, Missouri in recent years.