David Madden (footballer) explained

David Madden
Birth Date:6 January 1963
Birth Place:Stepney, England
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Southampton
Years1:1981–1983
Years2:1982
Years3:1983–1984
Years4:1984–1985
Years5:1985–1987
Years6:1987–1988
Years7:1988–1990
Years8:1989
Years9:1990–1991
Clubs1:Southampton
Clubs2:AFC Bournemouth (loan)
Clubs3:Arsenal
Clubs4:Charlton Athletic
Clubs5:Los Angeles Lazers
Clubs6:Reading
Clubs7:Crystal Palace
Clubs8:Birmingham City (loan)
Clubs9:Maidstone United
Caps1:0
Caps2:5
Caps3:2
Caps4:20
Caps6:9
Caps7:27
Caps8:5
Caps9:10
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals6:1
Goals7:5
Goals8:1
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:78
Totalgoals:8

David Madden (born 6 January 1963)[1] is an English retired professional footballer who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final with Crystal Palace.

Career

Beginning as an apprentice at Southampton,[2] Madden had a loan spell at AFC Bournemouth before joining Arsenal in summer of 1983. He mainly played for Arsenal's reserve side but also made two First Division appearances; he made his debut against West Bromwich Albion on 3 December 1983, and his second match was a week later at his boyhood heroes West Ham United. He was granted a free transfer at the end of the 1983–84 season.

He moved to Charlton Athletic and had later spells with the Los Angeles Lazers, Reading, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Maidstone United. After retiring as a player in 1991, Madden became assistant manager of Maidstone United. Whilst at Palace, although he missed a substantial part of the season through injury, Madden made 19 appearances, scoring five times, in 1988–89 when the club achieved promotion via the play-offs.[3] In the play-off final second leg, against Blackburn Rovers, Madden scored a penalty to make the score 2–0 to Palace (3–3 on aggregate) and take the game to extra time when a goal from Ian Wright secured promotion.[4] Madden also appeared in both the 1990 FA Cup Final and replay against Manchester United as a substitute.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Purkiss. Mike. Sands. Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. 1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. 334. 0907969542.
  2. Book: Holley, Duncan . In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC . Chalk, Gary . Hagiology Publishing . 2003 . 0-9534474-3-X. 613.
  3. Book: Purkiss. Mike. Sands. Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. 1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. 271. 0907969542.
  4. Web site: Championship Play-Off 1989. FootballDatbase.eu. 14 December 2014.