David Riley

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David Riley
Personal information
Full name	David Sidney Riley^[1]
Date of birth	(1960-12-08) 8 December 1960^[1]
Place of birth	Northampton, England^[1]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
	Keyworth United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1987	Nottingham Forest	12	(2)
1987	→ Darlington (loan)	6	(2)
1987	→ Peterborough United (loan)	12	(2)
1987–1990	Port Vale	76	(11)
1990–1992	Peterborough United	84	(23)
	Kettering Town
	Ponsonby
	Boston United
	King's Lynn
Total		190+	(40+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

David Sidney Riley (born 8 December 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and striker, making 190 league appearances in a nine-year career in the Football League, scoring 40 goals.

He began his career at Nottingham Forest in 1983, and had loan spells at Darlington and Peterborough United, before joining Port Vale for £20,000 in October 1987. In March 1990 he was sold on to Peterborough United for £40,000, and helped the club to two successive promotions into the Second Division. He later played for Kettering Town, Ponsonby (in New Zealand), Boston United, and King's Lynn.

Playing career

Riley played for Keyworth United before turning professional with Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in June 1983. He played 12 First Division games for the club between April 1984 and 1987, scoring two goals. He was loaned out to Darlington in February 1987, and played six Third Division games for Cyril Knowles' side, scoring two goals. He joined Fourth Division side Peterborough United on loan in 1987, and played twelve league games under Noel Cantwell, scoring two goals.

He joined Third Division club Port Vale in October 1987, manager John Rudge splashing out £20,000.^[1] Scoring on his debut at Vale Park in a 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers on 19 October, he was soon a big hit, becoming the club's joint-top scorer in the 1987–88 season with 10 goals (along with Darren Beckford).^[1] He played 48 league and cup games in 1988–89 but broke his leg in a 1–1 draw at Bolton Wanderers on 25 April 1989, and so missed out on the play-off final victory over Bristol Rovers.^[1] He managed to recover, but did not re-capture his first team position and in March 1990 was loaned back to Peterborough United, who were then under Mark Lawrenson's stewardship; Peterborough paid £40,000 for his services on a permanent basis the next month.^[1]

He won promotion with the "Posh" in 1990–91, helping Chris Turner's side to the fourth and final promotion place in the Fourth Division. They then won a second successive promotion into the Second Division after beating Stockport County 2–1 in the play-off final at Wembley. Riley then joined Conference National club Kettering Town, and later played for F.C. Ponsonby in New Zealand, before returning to England with non-league sides Boston United and King's Lynn.

Coaching career

By March 2011, he was working as under-15s manager at Peterborough United.^[2]

Statistics

Sourced from David Riley profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Darlington (loan)	1986–87	Third Division	6	2	0	0	0	0	6	2
Peterborough United (loan)	1987–88	Fourth Division	12	2	0	0	4	1	16	3
Nottingham Forest	1983–84	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1984–85	First Division	10	2	0	0	1	0	11	2
	1985–86	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1986–87	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		12	2	0	0	1	0	13	2
Port Vale	1987–88	Third Division	34	8	7	1	2	1	43	10
	1988–89	Third Division	40	3	3	1	5	0	48	4
	1989–90	Second Division	2	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
	Total		76	11	11	2	9	1	96	14
Peterborough United	1989–90	Fourth Division	15	5	0	0	0	0	15	5
	1990–91	Fourth Division	41	9	5	2	4	0	50	11
	1991–92	Fourth Division	28	9	3	1	12	2	41	12
	Total		84	23	8	3	16	2	108	28
Career Total			190	40	19	5	30	4	239	49

Honours

with Peterborough United

Football League Fourth Division fourth place promotion winner: 1990–91
Football League Third Division play-off winner: 1992

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 21. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
↑ "Centre of Excellence Staff". theposh.com. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

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