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David Bardsley

Queen's Park Rangers FC

2 appearances, 0 goals

P 2 W 0 D 1 L 1 F 1: A 2
*(actual F 1: A 1)
25% successful

1992-93

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
109

Profile

Full name David John Bardsley (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 11 September 1964 in Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire [registered as David J. in Barton, September 1964].
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st. 0lbs [1993].

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1993] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s) Began as a schoolboy with Coventry City FC, but they did not offer Bardsley a contract. He instead, signed apprentice forms with Blackpool FC, Becoming a professional on 5 November 1982. After 45 league appearances, he signed for Watford FC for a £150,000 fee on 23 November 1983. Bardsley then made another hundred league appearances, with three goals, after which he signed for Oxford United FC for a £265,000 fee on 18 September 1987. Another 74 league appearances and seven goals followed before Bardsley signed for Trevor Francis' Queen's Park Rangers FC on 15 September 1989 for £500,000. From February 1996 until February 1997, he became the club's assistant first team coach. After 253 league appearances, and four goals, he returned to Blackpool FC in July 1998, making 64 league appearances, and then spent the 2001-02 season with Northwich Victoria FC, playing only twice. He retired shortly afterwards.
Club honours None
Individual honours PFA Division Two Team of the Year 1988-89; Premier League Team of the Year 1992-93; Queen's Park Players FC Player of the Year 1993-94;
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number 1046th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Right-back
First match No. 689, 9 September 1992, Spain 1 England 0, a friendly match at Estádio El Sardinero, Santander, substitute (ht), substituted injured (64), aged 27 years 364 days.
Last match No. 695, 29 May 1993, Poland 1 England 1, a World Cup qualification match at Stadion Śląski, Katowicka, Chorzów, aged 28 years 260 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours England Under-18 (three appearances, 1982)
Distinctions None

Beyond England

Became a columnist 'Dressing Room Talk' with the Blackpool Gazette after he left the club in 2001, and he wrote the column until June 2004, during which time, he took his UK Coaching Badge in 2002, and spent a year developing the David Bardsley Professional Coaching Programs. In 2004, Bardsley became the Academy Director of Ajax for a year in Florida, after which he became a coach and the director of the Queen's Park Rangers FC Academy also in Florida.

 

David Bardsley - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
8 2 1 1 1 1 109 0 0 min 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.

 

David Bardsley - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Away 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 0 0.50 1.00 25.0 -1
All 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 0 0.50 1.00 25.0 -1

 

David Bardsley - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Blue 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 0 0.50 1.00 25.0 -1

 

David Bardsley - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Friendly 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 0 0.50 1.00 25.0 -1

 

David Bardsley - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1992-94 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
WCP All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

David Bardsley - Match History
 Club: Queen's Park Rangers F.C. - 2 full appearances

manager: Graham Taylor - 2 full capsx

Age 27
- 682 29 April 1992 - CIS 2 England 2, Central V.I. Lenin Stadium, Moskva Fr AD squad member
1 689 9 September 1992 - Spain 1 England 0, Estádio El Sardinero, Santander Fr AW sub ht
inj.
off 64
12
1-0 when substituting
1-0 when substituted
Age 28
- 690 14 October 1992 - England 1 Norway 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD squad member
- 692 17 February 1993 - England 6 San Marino 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
- 693 31 March 1993 - Turkey 0 England 2, Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir WCP AW injured squad member
- 694 28 April 1993 - England 2 Netherlands 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD squad member
2 695 29 May 1993 - Poland 1 England 1, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP AD Start 2
- 696 2 June 1993 - Norway 2 England 0, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo AL squad member

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