David Pullar Explained

David Pullar
Fullname:David Harry Pullar
Birth Date:13 February 1959
Birth Place:Durham, England
Position:Winger
Height:5 ft 11 in[1]
Clubs1:Selsey
Years2:1977–1979
Clubs2:Portsmouth
Caps2:93
Goals2:4
Years3:1979–1983
Clubs3:Exeter City
Caps3:130
Goals3:22
Years4:1983–1987
Clubs4:Crewe Alexandra
Caps4:132
Goals4:7
Years5:1987–?
Clubs5:Waterlooville
Totalcaps:355
Totalgoals:33

David Harry Pullar (born 13 February 1959) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Portsmouth, Exeter City and Crewe Alexandra.

Pullar was born in Durham and moved to Selsey at the age of 14. He played for Selsey F.C. in the West Sussex League before joining Portsmouth as an apprentice. He made his debut in a Second Division match against Leyton Orient on 13 April 1976 and earned a professional contract in February 1977.[2] [3]

Pullar joined Exeter City in July 1979 and made his debut against Grimsby Town in the first match of the 1979–80 season. He missed just three matches in his first season at, helping the club to an eighth-place finish. The following season, he was part of the side that reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. He moved to Crewe Alexandra in 1983, spending four seasons with the Cheshire club.[3]

After leaving Crewe Alexandra in 1978, he joined Waterlooville.[4] He later became a publican in Rowland's Castle.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 142 . 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. Web site: David Pullar . PompeyRama . 10 January 2019 .
  3. Web site: Pullar, David . The Grecian Archive . University of Exeter . 10 January 2019 .
  4. . Retrieved 10 January 2019.