David Brightwell
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| David Brightwell | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David John Brightwell | |
| Date of birth | 7 January 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Lutterworth, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Manchester City | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988–1995 1991 1995 1995 1995 1995–1997 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 |
Manchester City → Chester City (loan) → Lincoln City (loan) → Stoke City (loan) → Bradford City (loan) Bradford City → Blackpool (loan) Northampton Town Carlisle United Hull City Darlington |
44 (1) 6 (0) 5 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 24 (0) 2 (0) 35 (1) 78 (4) 27 (2) 36 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David John Brightwell (born 7 January 1971 in Lutterworth, England) is a former English professional footballer who played in defence for ten clubs.
[edit] Biography
Brightwell is the son of Olympic gold medalist Ann Packer and 400m runner Robbie Brightwell and brother of footballer Ian Brightwell.
[edit] Playing career
Brightwell played for ten professional clubs during his long career. He started at Manchester City, where he had been a trainee. He played 44 league games but also had loans spell at Chester City, Lincoln City, Stoke City and Bradford City.
He joined Bradford permanently in December 1995 for £30,000 and took part in their 1995-96 promotion season. He spent a period on loan at Blackpool before he signed on a free transfer for Northampton Town. He made further free transfers to Carlisle United and Hull City before signing for his final club Darlington in February 2001.
He played a total of 258 league games during his career, scoring eight goals.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Brightwell, David John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brightwell, David |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Football (soccer) player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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