Dave Waller
David Harold Waller (born 20 December 1963 in Urmston, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a forward for clubs including Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Chesterfield.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Urmston, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Crewe Alexandra | 168 | (55) |
| 1986–1987 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | (3) |
| 1987–1991 | Chesterfield | 119 | (53) |
| 1991–1992 | Kettering Town | 5 | (0) |
| Worksop Town | ? | (?) | |
| Glapwell | ? | (?) | |
| 1996–1998 | Congleton Town | 37 | (17) |
| Total | 340 | (128) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Waller signed a professional contract at Crewe in 1982. After scoring 55 goals in four season at Gresty Road, he was sold to Shrewsbury for £20,000 in 1986, but suffered an injury soon after, and was sold for £3,000 to Chesterfield, becoming the last player signed by John Duncan during his first spell in charge.[2]
Waller scored 37 goals in his first two seasons at Chesterfield; in the 1988–89 season he equalled Jimmy Cookson's feat of scoring in eight successive League games.[2] However, he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during the following season (his 16 league goals still made him the club's leading scorer),[3] and eventually left the club, playing for non-league teams while running a stall on Chesterfield's market. He was player/manager at Glapwell in 1993, and retired from football at the end of the 1997–1998 season.[2]
References
- "Dave Waller". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- "Dave Waller". Sky is Blue: The Chesterfield football history resource. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.