David Lucas (footballer)
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| David Lucas | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 23, 1977 (age 29) | |
| Place of birth | Preston, England | |
| Height | 6'1" (185cm) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Barnsley | |
| Number | 36 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-2004 1995 1996 1996-1997 2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2007- |
Preston → Darlington (loan) → Darlington (loan) → Scunthorpe United (loan) → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) Sheffield Wednesday Barnsley |
123 (0) 6 (0) 7 (0) 6 (0) 7 (0) 10 (0) 52 (0) 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| No Info | England U21 | No Info |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Lucas (born 23 November 1977) is an English footballer, currently playing for Barnsley.
As a young goalkeeper, Lucas started his career at Preston North End. He went on to spend nearly ten years as a professional at the Lancashire club, punctuated by loan appearances for Darlington, Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas won England Under 21 honours when at Preston.
Before joining Barnsley, Lucas most recently played for Sheffield Wednesday, having signed a permanent deal with the Yorkshire side in the summer of 2004 after impressing during two loan spells the previous season. During Wednesday's promotion season of 2004-05, Lucas made 41 appearances for the Owls and racked up 15 clean sheets despite twice having to battle against injuries.
Lucas started the first 18 matches of Sheffield Wednesday's 2005-06 campaign before a knee injury again ruled him out until January. His comeback was shortlived and Lucas was injured again against Millwall on 4 February 2006 after playing only two full games; the new injury again ruled him out until January 2007.
Lucas announced that he would not be renewing his contract with Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2005-06 season, although he continued to receive treatment at the Owls training ground whilst he was recovering from his knee injury.[1] On 3 January 2007 he joined South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley on a free transfer.
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[edit] Derby County Game
Lucas started his first game for Barnsley FC as the manager decided to change with Nick Colgan being put on the bench. Shortly into the second half, Lucas came out around 14 yards to punch clear a ball. He clipped the ball but clashed heads with the Derby player, Giles Barnes. Barnes picked himself up almost instantly, however Lucas did not. The Barnsley physio and both of Derby's physios came on to the field along with two St John's ambulance members, and the team's doctor. He was taken off the field in a head-brace. He was then taken to hospital, and regained consciousness in the ambulance.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Sheffield Wednesday
- 2004/05 League One Play Off Final Winner
[edit] Transfers
| Date | Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 12 December 1994 | Preston | Trainee |
| 14 December 1995 | Darlington | Loan |
| 5 October 1996 | Darlington | Loan |
| 23 December 1996 | Scunthorpe | Loan |
| 1 October 2003 | Sheff Wed | Loan |
| 12 December 2003 | Sheff Wed | Loan |
| 1 June 2004 | Sheff Wed | £100,000 |
| 3 January 2007 | Barnsley | Free |
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheff Wed | 2005-06 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Preston | 2003-04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total (Last 5 seasons) | 114 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 0 | |
[edit] External links
| Barnsley F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Colgan | 2 Hassell | 3 Heckingbottom | 4 P. Reid | 5 Nyatanga | 7 Togwell | 8 Hayes | 9 Ferenczi | 10 Jones | 11 Howard | 13 Rajczi | 14 Austin | 15 Kay | 16 Eckersley | 18 K. Reid | 19 Tonge | 20 Williams | 21 Richards | 22 Letheren | 23 Nardiello | 24 Coulson | 25 Devaney | 28 Joynes | 30 McCann | 31 Atkinson | 36 Lucas | 37 Mattis | Manager: Davey |
