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David
Armstrong |
Middlesbrough FC,
Southampton FC
3 appearances, 0 goals
P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2 F 3:
A 4
*(actual F 2: A 2)
33% successful
1980-84
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 219 |
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Timeline |
| |
David Armstrong |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Birth |
Sunday, 26
December 1954 in Gilesgate, the city of Durham, County Durham [registered in Durham Central,
March 1955]
Attended Gilesgate Junior School. |
|
Marriage |
to Maureen |
|
Death |
Sunday, 21 August 2022 at the InterContinental Hotel in
Athens, aged 67
years 239 days, whilst on holiday. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
 |
|
Club Career |
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Club(s):
Joined
Middlesbrough FC as a nine year-old, signing as an apprentice in July
1970, and professionally in January 1972. He
made 359 league appearances, scoring 59 goals. Moved to Southampton FC in
August 1981 for £600,000, where he
completed 222 league appearances, scoring another 59 goals. Joined AFC Bournemouth in July 1987,
played nine league matches, scoring twice, before
retiring in 1988. |
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Club honours:
Football League
Division Two winners 1973-74; Football League runners-up
1983-84; |
| Individual honours:
Middlesbrough
FC Player of the Season 1979-80, Southampton FC Player of the
Season 1983-84; |
|
Distinctions |
Made 356
consecutive league appearances for Middlesbrough, between March 1973 and
August 1980. |
|
Height/Weight |
5' 8", 11st.
3lbs. [1982] |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Barry J. Hugman's
PFA Yearbook [1996]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of four who became 944th players
(946) to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Left-midfielder |
|
First match |
No. 543,
31 May 1980, Australia 1 England 2,
a pre-tournament warm-up match at Sydney Cricket
Ground, Moore Park, Sydney,
substituted (62), aged 25 years 157 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 587, 2 May 1984, Wales 1 England 0, a
British Championship match at
Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham,
substituted (77), aged 29 years 128 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1982
(provisional squad); British Championship
1983-84; |
|
Team honours |
None |
|
Individual honours |
England B
(two appearances), England U23 (four appearances). |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Beyond England |
|
Armstrong's career was cut short by an
ankle injury. He had ambitions of football management, but his
injuries stopped him playing an active role on the training ground.
Instead, he went into football fundraising and administration and has
worked for many non-league clubs, including Andover, Waterlooville, and
Lymington and New Milton. He also became a soft drinks salesmen, as
well as a director of a stationers supply company. At present, a match
summariser for Southampton FC on Radio Hampshire. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1971). Hatton Press, p.12/13./The Andover
Advertiser,
18th April 2000; |
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The Numbers |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
starts |
substitute |
unused |
minutes |
 |
captain |
Disc. |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
▲0
▼3 |
tbc |
219 |
0 |
none |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.25 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
all matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
Away |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
Friendly |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Tournament Record
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1983-84 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
BC All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Match History
|
Age 19 |
under 23 |
|
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one appearance -
Portugal November 1974 |
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Age 20 |
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three appearances - Wales January 1975, Czechoslovakia
October 1975, Portugal November 1975; |
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Age 25 |
B |
|
|
one appearance -
Spain March 1980 |
|
|
Club: Middlesbrough F.C. -
one full appearance (62 min) |
manager: Ron Greenwood -
one full appearance (62 min)x
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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1 |
543 |
31 May 1980 - Australia 1 England 2
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
Fr |
AW |
▼(0-2) 62 |
11 |
|
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|
B |
|
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one appearance -
United States A October 1980 |
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Club: Southampton F.C. -
two full appearances (157 min) |
|
|
A forty-man Provisional Squad was announced by
Ron Greenwood on 10 May 1982, five days before the deadline. The Final
squad was announced on 4 June. One of the 18 players not going to Spain
was David Armstrong. |
|
|
manager: Bobby Robson -
two full appearances (157 min)x
|
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570 |
22 September 1982 -
Denmark
2 England 2,
Idrætsparken, København |
ECP |
AD |
squad member |
|
2 |
571 |
13 October 1982 -
England 1
West
Germany
2
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HL |
▼(0-1}
80 |
10 |
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Age 29 |
|
3 |
587 |
2 May 1984 - Wales 1 England 0
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
BC |
AL |
▼(1-0}
77 |
11 |
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