David Mirfin

David Mirfin
Personal information
Full name David Matthew Mirfin
Date of birth (1985-04-18) 18 April 1985
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 18
Youth career
2001–2003 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Huddersfield Town 161 (9)
2008–2011 Scunthorpe United 94 (4)
2011–2012 Watford 4 (0)
2012 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 19 (1)
2012–2017 Scunthorpe United 144 (6)
2015 → Hartlepool United (loan) 15 (0)
2017– Mansfield Town 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

David Matthew Mirfin (born 18 April 1985) is an English Professional footballer who plays as a centre back for League Two club Mansfield Town.

Career

Huddersfield Town

Mirfin graduated from the Academy in the 2003–04 season and made an immediate impression, helping the team keep 16 clean sheets out of the 25 matches he appeared in that season and also scoring three goals as a part-time emergency striker.

On 5 May 2007, Mirfin was voted the Player's Player of the Year, the Away Supporters' Top Performer and the Fans' Player of the Year. He beat third place Michael Collins and second place Gary Taylor-Fletcher to the award. He also collected the Young Terriers Award and the Huddersfield Examiner Majority Man of the Match for the whole season.

During the 2007–08 season, Mirfin's chances seemed to be limited following a poor defensive partnership between him and Nathan Clarke, but following the arrival of Rob Page and the departure of manager Andy Ritchie, Mirfin found himself in a three-man central defence partnership with Page and Clarke, which after five games have kept four clean sheets.

Mirfin left Huddersfield at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, following the arrival of Andy Butler and Chris Lucketti, to the dismay of most Huddersfield fans, who considered him a better player than his frequent central-defensive partner Clarke.

Scunthorpe United

Following the summer signings of Andy Butler and Chris Lucketti, Mirfin's chances of first-team football at the Galpharm Stadium seemed to be limited and on 11 August 2008, he joined League One rivals Scunthorpe United for a deal worth a minimum of £150,000.[1] He made his debut on 16 August at Walsall, but his debut lasted just 10 minutes, after he was sent off for a professional foul. His first goal for his new club came in the Football League Trophy, an injury time winner against Rochdale, which put Scunthorpe into the area semi-finals. Mirfin left the club in May 2011 when his contract expired.[2]

Watford

On 5 July, Watford signed Mirfin on a Bosman ruling transfer on a two-year deal.[3] He made his full league debut for Watford in a 4–0 away defeat to Southampton on 1 October[4] and featured three more times after this.

Return to Scunthorpe United

In January 2012, Mirfin was again signed by The Iron on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season, playing 19 games.[5] He was released from his Watford contract in July 2012, to join Scunthorpe on a two-year contract.[6][7]

Hartlepool United

On 2 February 2015, David Mirfin completed a loan deal to join Hartlepool United from League One side Scunthorpe United.[8]

Mansfield Town

On 23 May 2017 Mirfin signed for League Two side Mansfield Town.[9] He scored for Mansfield on his debut in a 2-2 draw with Crewe Alexandra on 5 August 2017.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2002–03[11] Second Division 1000000010
2003–04[12] Third Division 212001041263
2004–05[13] League One 414101011445
2005–06[14] League One 311300010351
2006–07[15] League One 381001000391
2007–08[16] League One 291401000341
Total 161980406217911
Scunthorpe United 2008–09[17] League One 330200091441
2009–10[18] Championship 381203000431
2010–11[19] Championship 233101000253
Total 9445040911125
Watford 2011–12[20] Championship 4000100050
Scunthorpe United 2011–12[20] League One 191000000191
2012–13[21] League One 300102010340
2013–14[22] League Two 452201010492
2014–15[23] League Two 0000000000
2015–16[24] League One 352201000382
2016–17[25] League One 342001020372
Total 16375050401777
Hartlepool United (loan) 2014–15[23] League Two 150000000150
Mansfield Town 2017–18[26] League Two 1000000010
Career total 4382018014019348923

References

  1. ↑ MIRF SIGNS FOR IRON", HTFC Official Site, 11 August 2008, retrieved 12 August 2008
  2. ↑ "Joe Murphy among seven released by Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 20 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "MIRFIN SIGNS FOR HORNETS". Watford F.C. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Southampton 4–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 1 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Scunthorpe United sign Parkin, Mirfin and Gibbons". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Iron sign Mirfin". Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Official: Mirfin departs" Archived 3 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Watford Football Club. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Pools Make Loan Move For Mirfin". Hartlepool United F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "David Mirfin: Mansfield Town sign former Scunthorpe centre-back on free transfer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Crewe 2-2 Mansfield". BBC. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by David Mirfin in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by David Mirfin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by David Mirfin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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