| Dave McSweeney | |
| Fullname: | David McSweeney |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Basildon, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 199?–2000 |
| Youthclubs1: | Southend United |
| Years1: | 2000–2004 |
| Years2: | 2004 |
| Years3: | 2004–2009 |
| Years4: | 2009–201? |
| Years5: | 201?–201? |
| Clubs2: | → Welling United (loan) |
| Clubs5: | AFC Hornchurch |
| Caps1: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
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| Goals3: | ? |
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| Club-Update: | 19:45, 12 November 2013 (UTC) |
David McSweeney (born 28 December 1981) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a defender.
He has also played for Southend United in the Football League from 2000 to 2004. He then dropped into non-League football and had a brief loan spell with Welling United in 2004, before joining Billericay Town on a permanent basis. He is also a builder whilst playing semi-professional football.
McSweeney joined Southend United as a youth, aged 15.[1] He made his debut in the Second Division for Southend United on 14 October 2000, at home to York City in the 1–0 victory, replacing Garry Cross in the 73rd minute.[2] He went on to make 70 appearances in The Football League for Southend,[3] scoring one goal, which came against Carlisle United on 20 September 2004. He was loaned out to Welling United towards the end of his Southend career.[4]
McSweeney then dropped into non-League football joining Essex outfit Billericay Town in the summer of 2004, after training with Crawley Town and Dagenham & Redbridge. He made over 200 appearances for the club.[5] After five years with Billericay, McSweeney left the club stating he signed for Grays Athletic in the Conference National in June 2009.[6] He rejoined Billericay making his second debut on 26 September in the 4–2 away loss against Chesham United.[7]
McSweeney was born in Basildon, Essex. He is also a builder whilst playing as a semi-professional footballer.
Southend United