David Dunn

David John Ian Dunn (born 27 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is now a coach. He spent the majority of his playing career representing Blackburn Rovers. His first stint began as a youth player in 1997 and signed professional terms a year later. During this time, Dunn made his only appearance for England in 2002. He then joined Birmingham City a year later before returning to Blackburn in 2007; continuing as a crucial squad member. He remained there until 2015, with them now a Championship club, when he signed for Oldham Athletic, his final club as a player.

For other people named David Dunn, see David Dunn (disambiguation).

David Dunn
Dunn playing for Blackburn Rovers in 2009
Personal information
Full name David John Ian Dunn[1]
Date of birth (1979-12-27) 27 December 1979[1]
Place of birth Great Harwood,[1] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blackpool (coach)
Youth career
1997–1998 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Blackburn Rovers 136 (30)
2003–2007 Birmingham City 58 (7)
2007–2015 Blackburn Rovers 180 (20)
2015–2016 Oldham Athletic 8 (0)
Total 382 (57)
National team
1998 England U18 3 (0)
1998–2002 England U21 20 (3)
2002 England 1 (0)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Oldham Athletic
2020 Blackpool (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:23, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

He began a career in coaching when he became the player-manager at Oldham. His short lived spell ran between September 2015 and January 2016, with him then returning to Blackburn as their under-23s coach. He subsequently was promoted to first team assistant coach before reverting to his previous role, which concluded due to his departure in June 2018.[3] In January 2020, he became a coach for Blackpool,[4] which resulted in a brief tenure as caretaker manager, beginning on 12 February, after the sacking of Simon Grayson.[5]

Early life

David John Ian Dunn was born on 27 December 1979 in Great Harwood, Lancashire.[6]

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

Dunn joined Blackburn Rovers as a trainee at the beginning of 1997 and made his debut during a goalless draw with Everton on 26 September 1998. Dunn came off the bench after 70 minutes, but was taken off after just 11 minutes on the pitch, due to the sending off of Martin Dahlin.[7] In his second appearance, Blackburn beat Newcastle United at St James' Park in the League Cup; Dunn scored the winning penalty in the shootout.[8] His first goal came in a 3–1 victory against Aston Villa on 26 February 1999 though the team were relegated in this match despite victory.

In the 2000–01 season, Blackburn entertained Rochdale in the League Cup, where Dunn scored a hat-trick from the penalty spot. He reached double figures in terms of goals in 2000, and continued his good form in the 2001–02 season when the club won the 2002 League Cup. Dunn starred in Rovers' return to the Premier League, putting in a string of impressive performances, notably in their 7–1 win over West Ham United and a 3–3 draw at Arsenal, where he managed to score two goals, one a last minute equaliser.

Dunn began the following season in good form but a loss of form did not help his cause and he fell out with then-Blackburn manager Graeme Souness. Subsequently, Dunn was ready to move on to another club in the summer. Blackburn initially rejected offers from a number of clubs, but Birmingham City's revised bid of £5.5 million was accepted, and Dunn moved to the West Midlands in time for the start of the 2003–04 season.[9]

Birmingham City

After signing a four-year contract, Dunn's Birmingham City career started brightly with a debut goal in a 1–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on 16 August 2003.[10] A niggling hamstring sustained in February 2004 meant that Dunn spent much of the second half of his first season on the side-line.

The beginning of his second season saw Dunn quickly re-establish himself in the heart of the Birmingham midfield and chipping in some vital goals. A recurrence of Dunn's hamstring problems in November 2004 limited him to just a handful of performances for the remainder of the season, and kept him out of the side until midway through the following season. Ultimately, Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League, with Dunn still not returning to fitness.

Return to Blackburn Rovers

On 17 January 2007, Dunn returned to Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal believed to be £2.2 million.

He managed to play a small part in the remainder of the 2006–07 season and earned a free kick against Sheffield United which led to Rovers scoring a last minute winner.[11]

On 3 February 2007, he played his first Premiership match since his return to Blackburn Rovers against Sheffield United. At the end of this campaign he managed to feature in 16 games in all competitions in total, including appearing in 11 Premier League matches.[12]

Dunn was a regular for Rovers in the 2007–08 season, in which he made 31 league appearances and scored once, against Arsenal.[13] He was appointed vice-captain by new manager Paul Ince for the 2008–09 season,[14] but managed only 17 appearances in all competitions, scoring once,[15] in a season disrupted by niggling injuries.[16]

On 26 January 2010, with Dunn's contract expiring at Rovers, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him with the club until at least July 2012.[6]

On 2 February 2011, in the match against Tottenham Hotspur at Ewood Park, he made his 100th Premier League appearance since returning to the club for a second spell which ended in a disappointing 1–0 defeat. At the start of the new 2013–14 season, Dunn signed a new one-year deal to remain at Blackburn until summer 2014.

Dunn was released by Blackburn following the end of his contract on 1 July 2014, but re-signed for the club on 11 July of the same year.[17]

On 27 April 2015, Dunn announced he would be departing Blackburn at the end of the season.[18]

Oldham Athletic

On 30 July 2015, Dunn signed for League One club Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal. Manager Darren Kelly stated that his addition would make the team's midfield one of the strongest in the league for the upcoming 2015–16 season.[19]

International career

Dunn has represented England at international level making 22 appearances scoring three goals for the England Under-21 team between 1999 and 2002.

In 2001, Dunn was called up to the England squad, but he did not win his first cap until 7 September 2002, when he replaced Steven Gerrard against Portugal at half-time.[20]

Coaching career

Oldham Athletic

On 13 September 2015, following the sacking of Darren Kelly, Dunn was appointed as the caretaker manager of his playing club Oldham Athletic, with him supposed to remain in that position until a permanent replacement was found.[21] On 7 October, Dunn was appointed on a permanent basis, following a recent unbeaten run.[22] His first game in charge as their permanent manager came three days later in a 4–2 defeat to Scunthorpe United at Boundary Park.[23] His first victory was a 2–1 victory at Swindon Town.[24]

His tenure as manager did not go according to plan: Oldham entered into a relegation battle after a negative run of results which resulted in Dunn being dismissed on 12 January 2016, just three months after his appointment.[25] Oldham had went several league games without a win.[26] Dunn's departure also led to the exits of Dean Holden and Keith Brown, who were both members of Dunn's coaching staff.[25] He left the club sat in twenty-second place, with Dunn being replaced by heavily-experienced John Sheridan a day later.[27]

On 25 February 2016, Dunn returned to his former playing club Blackburn Rovers to work alongside his former teammate Damien Johnson in the academy set-up as the under-23s assistant coach.[28] His appointment as coach saw Dunn hang up his boots after an 18-year-spell as a professional footballer.[28] On 22 February 2017, Dunn was promoted to first team coach under new manager Tony Mowbray.[29] Dunn remained in that role until the end of the season; he reverted to his previous position after Blackburn were relegated to League One.[30] A successful season followed for Blackburn: the under-23s (which Dunn coached with Johnson) won the Premier League 2 Division 2, earning promotion to Division 1; whereas the first-team achieved immediate promotion back to the Championship as runners-up.[31] Dunn departed Blackburn for the third time in June 2018, in order to concentrate on his family and other business interests outside of football.[31]

Blackpool

In January 2020, Dunn joined League One side Blackpool as an assistant coach.[4] On 12 February, Dunn was installed as the club's caretaker manager until further notice, following the dismissal of Simon Grayson, who was sacked after a negative run of form.[5] His first game in charge was 2–1 defeat in the league, away at Bristol Rovers, taking place three days following his appointment.[32] However, Blackpool went on to record a respectable run of form, including a goalless draw against AFC Wimbledon,[33] before achieving 2–1 victories whilst hosting Bolton Wanderers and promotion-chasing Ipswich Town at Bloomfield Road, respectively.[34][35]

Neil Critchley, a highly acclaimed coach who had previously been employed by Premier League giants Liverpool as their under-23s team manager, was appointed as Grayson's replacement on 2 March.[36] Following his appointment, Critchley stated that he was satisfied with the existing coaching staff, with Dunn confirming two days later that he intended to remain in his previous role as an assistant coach, with all four members of the coaching staff being on the touchline for the club's reserves fixture against Huddersfield Town one day previously.[37]

Personal life

Dunn was in a relationship with actress Sammy Winward; the couple were once engaged and had a daughter named Mia together.[38] He also has a son, Isaac, born in 2008, with his wife Hayley.[14] As of January 2016, Isaac was a member of Blackburn Rovers' Academy.[39]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 1998–99[40] Premier League151302000191
1999–2000[41] First Division2221031—263
2000–01[42] First Division42125254—5218
2001–02[43] Premier League2972150—368
2002–03[44] Premier League28820204[lower-alpha 1]0368
Total 136301331754017038
Birmingham City 2003–04[45] Premier League2123010—252
2004–05[46] Premier League1120010—122
2005–06[47] Premier League1523120—203
2006–07[12] Championship111—10—121
Total 5876150—698
Blackburn Rovers 2006–07[12] Premier League11030—2[lower-alpha 1]0160
2007–08[13] Premier League 31100304[lower-alpha 2]0381
2008–09[15] Premier League1512000—171
2009–10[48] Premier League2391041—2810
2010–11[49] Premier League2720000—272
2011–12[50] Premier League2620020—281
2012–13[51] Championship1513000—181
2013–14[52] Championship2340010—244
2014–15[53] Championship902010—120
Total 180201101116020821
Oldham Athletic 2015–16[54] League One8000100090
Career total 3825730434610045667
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. One appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup, three in UEFA Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England200210
Total10

Managerial
As of 2 March 2020[55]
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Oldham Athletic 13 September 2015 12 January 2016 20 3 9 8 015.00
Blackpool (caretaker) 14 February 2020 2 March 2020 4 2 1 1 050.00
Total 24 5 10 9 020.83

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

Birmingham City

  • Football League Championship runners-up: 2006–07

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