David Speedie
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Robert Speedie | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Glenrothes, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1978 | Brodsworth Welfare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Barnsley | 23 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Darlington | 88 | (21) |
| 1982–1987 | Chelsea | 162 | (47) |
| 1987–1991 | Coventry City | 122 | (31) |
| 1991 | Liverpool | 12 | (6) |
| 1991–1992 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | (23) |
| 1992–1993 | Southampton | 7 | (2) |
| 1992 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1992 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1993 | → West Ham United (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Leicester City | 37 | (12) |
| 1994–1995 | Crawley Town | ||
| 1995–1996 | Atherstone United | ||
| 1996–1997 | Hendon | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Stamford | ||
| 1999–2000 | Harrow Borough | ||
| 2000–2001 | Crook Town | ||
| 2001–20?? | Darlington Railway Athletic | ||
| 20??–2007 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | ||
| Total | 519 | (148) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1989 | Scotland | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
David Robert Speedie, born 20 February 1960, is a Scottish former footballer who played for several clubs in England during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably Chelsea, Coventry City, Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers. He accumulated more than 500 football league appearances and scored almost 150 goals in a 14-year professional career. He also earned ten international caps for Scotland.
Born in Glenrothes Scotland but raised in Yorkshire, Speedie worked as a coalminer, playing for Brodsworth Welfare, before signing professional terms with Barnsley in 1978. Without having scored a single goal for Barnsley in 21 appearances, he moved to Darlington in 1980, where his talent first became apparent. Just two years later, he was spotted by then-Chelsea manager John Neal, who signed him for £80,000 in May 1982.
Speedie is arguably most notable for his five-year stint at Chelsea where he formed a prolific strike partnership with Kerry Dixon. Speedie's strength, scoring prowess, work-rate and unlikely heading ability (he is 5 ft 7 in tall) perfectly complemented both Dixon and winger Pat Nevin as the trio notched up almost 200 goals between them in three years. Before the arrival of Nevin and Dixon, however, Speedie had played an important part in Chelsea's survival in the Second Division a year earlier, with his seven goals (including two on his debut against Oldham Athletic) that season proving crucial. Speedie was the Chelsea Player of the Year 1985, and very popular with the fans for his consistent gutsy performances. In 1986, he became the first senior player since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup final to score a hat-trick at Wembley, as Chelsea defeated Manchester City 5–4 in the Full Members Cup final, after Chelsea had led 5-1. That year Chelsea finished sixth in the league, having been in the hunt for the league title for most of the season before a late slump in form ruled them out of contention in the final weeks.
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