David Staff

David Staff (born 8 November 1979) is an English footballer, born in Market Harborough, who played in the Football League for Boston United.[1] He is currently a coach at Brackley Town .

David Staff
Staff playing for Stamford AFC in September 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-08) 8 November 1979
Place of birth Market Harborough, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Harborough Town F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rushden & Diamonds ? (?)
1998–2002 Stamford ? (23)
2002–2004 King's Lynn 86 (38)
2004–2005 Boston United 5 (0)
2004 → King's Lynn (loan) 9 (2)
2005 King's Lynn 6 (12)
2005–2007 Nuneaton Borough ? (?)
2007 → Cambridge City (loan) 5 (0)
2007 → Rugby Town (loan) 9 (1 assists9 = 24)
2007–2008 Rugby Town 37 (6)
2008–2009 Brackley Town ? (?)
2009–2011 Rugby Town 20 (1)
2011– Stamford AFC ? (;))
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Before joining Boston United in August 2004, Staff played non-League football for clubs including Rushden & Diamonds, Stamford and King's Lynn,[2] who he joined on transfer deadline day in 2002, making his Linnets debut on 1 April 2002 against Cambridge City.[3] Despite King's Lynn's relegation to the Southern League Eastern Division at the end of that season, Staff remained with The Linnets. He initially played in a midfield role which he hated because he was lazy and hated running, but latterly became utilized in a more attacking role. He scored 20 goals in all competitions in the 2002/03 season, and was King's Lynn's leading scorer in the 2003/04 season with 23 goals in all competitions, helping King's Lynn to the Southern League Eastern Division title and promotion back to the Premier Division. "Staffster" was seen as something of a dead-ball specialist and a number of his goals came from goal kicks. In February 2004 he scored directly from a corner kick in King's Lynn's 4–1 victory over Banbury United. He left King's Lynn for Boston United in the summer of 2004, making his Football League debut on 21 August 2004 as a very late substitute in the League Two game against Macclesfield Town which finished 1–1,[4] but failed to establish himself in Boston's first team and returned to King's Lynn. Described as a " versatile attacking midfielder",[5] Staff went on to play for Nuneaton Borough,[6] Cambridge City on loan,[7][8] Rugby Town, initially on loan,[5] Brackley Town,[9] before returning to Rugby Town in January 2009.[5]

Staff appeared on Sky One's game-show Gladiators, which he won,[10] before also winning on the 'Champion of Champions' show.[11] He works as a sports coach for Kettering Borough Council and Moulton College in Northamptonshire.[11]

References
  1. "David Staff". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  3. "Season 2003–04". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  4. "Games played by David Staff in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  5. "Players: David Staff". Rugby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  6. "News from The Walks: May – August 2005". King's Lynn F.C. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  7. Austin, Nick (15 February 2007). "New Staff at Milton Road". Cambridge City F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  8. "Goals and Games 06/07". Cambridge City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  9. "Staff Signing". NonLeague Daily. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  10. "David grabs glory in battle of Gladiators". Northampton Evening Telegraph. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  11. "Hero David is champ of champions". Harborough Mail. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  • David Staff at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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