David Chadwick (footballer)

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Dave Chadwick
Full name	David Edwin Chadwick
Date of birth	August 19, 1943 (age 63)
Place of birth	Ootacamund, India
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Winger
Youth clubs
1959-1960	Southampton
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1960-1966 1966-1970 1970-1972 1972-1974 1972-1973 1974-1975 1974-1975 1976 1977-1979	Southampton Middlesbrough Halifax Town Bournemouth Torquay United Dallas Tornado Gillingham Tacoma Tides Fort Lauderdale Strikers	025 0(1) 102 0(3) 095 (15) 036 0(4) 010 0(0) 035 0(5) 035 0(3) 024 0(2)
Teams managed
1976 1980-1981 1982 1983-1984 1984	Tacoma Tides (assistant) Atlanta Chiefs Georgia Generals Fort Lauderdale Strikers Minnesota Strikers
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

David Edwin Chadwick (born 19 August 1943) is a former professional footballer/soccer player, who played as a wing-forward, and now coaches in the United States of America. He was born in Ootacamund, India.

[edit] Playing career

Chadwick began his career as a junior with Southampton, and became the youngest player to appear for their reserves on 31 October 1959, aged 16 years 73 days. He turned professional in October 1960 and made his first-team debut on 4 November 1961, at home to Bristol Rovers in place of the injured Terry Paine. His six years at the Dell were spent in the shadow of Paine and John Sydenham and as a result he only made 25 league appearances for The Saints, in which he scored once. In July 1966 he moved to Middlesbrough, costing the Ayresome Park side £10,000, and slotted straight into the side, making his Boro debut on 20 August against Colchester United.

He played the last of just over 100 league games for Boro on September 27, 1969 against Blackpool, before moving to Halifax Town in January 1970. In February 1972, after 15 goals in 95 league games, he left the Shay to join Bournemouth, but struggled to make an impact. He was loaned to Torquay United in December 1972, and in the summer of 1974 joined NASL side Dallas Tornado on loan.

In September 1974 he joined Gillingham on a free transfer. He remained at Priestfield Stadium for only one season before returning to Dallas for the 1975 NASL season. He spent the 1976 season with the newly formed American Soccer League side Tacoma Tides where he served as a player and assistant coach.^[1]. The Tides lasted only a single season before folding. On a minor note, Chadwick coached Bruce Arena, the future manager of the United States national football team, who was a Tides back up goalkeeper. In 1977, Chadwick returned to the NASL with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

[edit] Coaching career

In 1980 he was appointed joint head coach at Atlanta Chiefs, and was sole head coach the following year. The Chiefs folded after the 1981 season, but Chadwick remained in the city, becoming head coach of the newly formed Georgia Generals as they played their first season in Division Two of the American Soccer League. After a successful season with what started as a scratch side, Chadwick returned to the NASL as head coach of Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 1983, and followed the franchise to Minnesota for the 1984 season. After coaching for the United States Soccer Federation, Chadwick became Technical Director, also coaching AFC Lightning a youth side based in Atlanta, Georgia.