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David
Rocastle |
Arsenal FC
14 appearances, 0 goals
P 14 W 7 D
7 L 0 F 22: A 8
*(actual F x: A x)
75% successful
1988-92
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 899 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
David Carlyle Rocastle |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Born |
2 May 1967
in Lewisham, Greater London [registered in
Lewisham, June 1967].
notes:
Lewisham became part of the Greater London registration county in 1965.
Brought up in Brockley, the same housing estate as
Ian Wright |
|
Married |
to
Janet Nelson
[registeration not found]. Three children, Ryan Dean,
Melissa Jade and Monique Simone. |
|
Died |
31
March 2001, aged
33 years 333 days
[registered in Slough, June 2001]. Died following a battle with
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Living at 1 Woodcate Place in Ascot at the time of his untimely and tragic
death. |
|
Height/Weight |
x'
x½", xst.
xlbs [x]. |
|
Source |
Barry Hugman's PFA
Yearbooks & FindMyPast.com |
|
Biographies |
Rocky: The Tears and Triumphs of David Rocastle - James Leighton
(Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2016) |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Joined Arsenal FC in May 1982, turning professional in December
1984, he played 228 League appearances, scoring 23 goals.
League Champions, Leeds United AFC, paid a record fee two million pounds,
but he made just 25 Premier League appearances, scoring just
twice. Joined Manchester City FC in December 1993 for two million
pounds, and scored twice in 21 Premier League appearances.
His unsussessful stint was ended when Chelsea FC signed Rocky in August
1994 for 1.25 million pounds and he made a further 29 Premier
League appearances that was hampered by injuries. In the 1996
summer, he had trials with Hertha, Berliner SC, Aberdeen FC and Southampton
FC, before he was loaned to First Division side Norwich City FC
for eleven league appearances. In 1997, he dropped into the Third
Division when loaned to Hull City FC, where he scored once in
eleven league appearances. He spent the 1998 summer in Malaysia,
playing with Sabah FC. Injury forced his retirement in December 1999. |
|
Club honours |
Football League Cup winners 1986-87, runners-up 1987-88;
Football League Champions 1988-89, 1990-91; FA Charity
Shield runners-up 1989, winners 1991, 1992. |
|
Individual honours |
PFA
Division One Team of the Year 1986-87, 1987-88; |
|
Distinctions |
x |
|
Source |
Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbooks |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
1004th
player to appear for England. 350th post-war |
|
BME number |
The eleventh BME
player at Senior level. |
|
Position(s) |
Right midfielder |
|
First match |
No. 639, 14 September 1988, England 1 Denmark
0, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 21 years
135 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 684, 17 May 1992, England 1 Brazil
1, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 25 years
15 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1990 (provisional); European
Championship Finals 1992 (provisional); |
|
Team honours |
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon
(U21) runners-up 1988; |
|
Individual honours |
England B (two appearances), England U21
(fourteen appearances, two goals) |
|
Distinctions |
Of the players who have never appeared in a losing
England team, Rocastle has played in the most. |
|
Beyond England |
|
x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |
|
David Rocastle - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| - |
14 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
899 |
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 Rocastle
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
4 |
2.167 |
0.333 |
91.7 |
+5 |
|
Away |
8 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
1.125 |
0.75 |
56.3 |
+2 |
| All |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
8 |
+14 |
2 |
7 |
1.571 |
0.571 |
75.0 |
+7 |
|
David Rocastle
- Match Record - By Colour of Shirt |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
+13 |
1 |
6 |
1.778 |
0.333 |
83.3 |
+6 |
|
Red |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
62.5 |
+1 |
|
Sky blue |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
8 |
+14 |
2 |
7 |
1.571 |
0.571 |
75.0 |
+7 |
|
David Rocastle
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
+10 |
2 |
5 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
WCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
+10 |
2 |
5 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
ECP
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
ECF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
European Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
1.375 |
0.875 |
75.0 |
+4 |
| All |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
8 |
+14 |
2 |
7 |
1.571 |
0.571 |
75.0 |
+7 |
|
David Rocastle
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 1988-90 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
+10 |
2 |
5 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
WCP
All |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
+10 |
2 |
5 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
European Championship Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP 1990-92 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
ECP
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 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
+10 |
2 |
5 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
EC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
+10 |
2 |
5 |
1.833 |
0.167 |
75.0 |
+3 |
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David Rocastle
- Match History |
|
Club: Arsenal F.C. -
14 full appearances |
manager: Bobby Robson - 11
full capsx
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Age 21 |
|
1 |
639 |
14 September 1988 -
England 1 Denmark 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
4 |
|
2 |
641 |
16 November 1988 - Saudi
Arabia 1 England 1,
King
Fahd II International Stadium, Riyadh |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
8 |
|
3 |
642 |
8 February 1989 - Greece 1 England 2,
Olympiako
Stadio Athínas Spyros Louis, Athína
|
Fr |
AW |
Start |
8 |
|
4 |
643 |
8 March 1989 - Albania 0 England 2,
Stadiumi Kombetar, Tiranë |
WCP |
AW |
Start |
8 |
|
5 |
644 |
26 April 1989 - England 5 Albania 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
WCP |
HW |
Start
off 66 |
8 |
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Age 22 |
|
6 |
647 |
3 June 1989 - England 3
Poland 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
WCP |
HW |
sub 78 |
15 |
|
7 |
648 |
7 June 1989 - Denmark 1 England 1,
Idrætsparken,
København |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
8 |
|
8 |
649 |
6 September 1989 -
Sweden 0
England 0, Råsunda
Fotbollstadion, Solna |
WCP |
AD |
sub 76 |
? |
|
9 |
650 |
11 October 1989 -
Poland 0
England 0, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów |
WCP |
AD |
Start |
8 |
|
- |
651 |
15 November 1989 - England 0 Italy 0,
Wembley Stadium,
Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
unused sub |
18 |
|
10 |
652 |
13 December 1989 -
England 2
Yugoslavia 1,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start
off 67 |
8 |
|
- |
654 |
25 April 1990 - England 4 Czechoslovakia
2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
unused sub |
16 |
|
11 |
655 |
15 May 1990 -
England 1
Denmark 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
sub 70 |
17 |
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Bobby Robson summoned a
preliminary World Cup squad of 26 to Burnham Beeches in May. On May 21,
he announced his final squad of 22. The four players that missed the cut
included David Rocastle. |
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manager: Graham Taylor - 3
full capsx
|
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Age 24 |
|
12 |
679 |
13 November 1991 -
Poland
1 England 1,
Stadion Lecha,
Poznań |
ECP |
AD |
Start |
9 |
|
1 |
b |
18 December 1991 - Spain Olympic 0 England B
1,
Castellon |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
7 |
|
13 |
681 |
25 March 1992 -
Czechoslovakia
2 England 2,
Stadion Evzena Rošického, Praha |
Fr |
AD |
Start
off ht |
4 |
|
2 |
b |
28 April 1992 - CIS B 1 England B 1,
Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
7 |
|
- |
683 |
12 May 1992 - Hungary 0
England 1,
Népstadion,
Budapest |
Fr |
AW |
squad member |
|
14 |
684 |
17 May 1992 -
England 1
Brazil
1,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
sub ht |
17 |
|
Graham Taylor selected 28 players
for the game with Brazil at Wembley on May 17, plus four on standby. On the day following the 1-1 draw with Brazil,
Taylor announced his 20-man squad, thirteen days ahead of the deadline,
that list excluded David Rocastle. |
Notes
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