David Staff
Birth date8 November 1979 (age 46)
Birth placeMarket Harborough, England
PositionMidfielder
Clubs 1Rushden & Diamonds
Years 21998–2002
Clubs 2Stamford
Years 32002–2004
Clubs 3King's Lynn
Caps 386
Goals 338
Years 42004–2005
Clubs 4Boston United
Caps 45
Goals 40
Years 52004
Clubs 5→ King's Lynn (loan)
Caps 59
Goals 52
Years 62005
Clubs 6King's Lynn
Caps 66
Goals 612
Years 72005–2007
Clubs 7Nuneaton Borough
Years 82007
Clubs 8→ Cambridge City (loan)
Caps 85
Goals 80
Years 92007
Clubs 9→ Rugby Town (loan)
Caps 99
Goals 91
Years 102007–2008
Clubs 10Rugby Town
Caps 1037
Goals 106
Years 112008–2009
Clubs 11Brackley Town
Years 122009–2011
Clubs 12Rugby Town
Caps 1220
Goals 121
Years 132011–2013
Clubs 13Stamford AFC

David Staff (born 8 November 1979) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Boston United.[1] He is a coach at Brackley Town .

Before joining Boston United in August 2004, Staff played non-League football for clubs including Rushden & Diamonds, Stamford and King's Lynn,[2] who he joined on transfer deadline day in 2002, making his Linnets debut on 1 April 2002 against Cambridge City.[3] Despite King's Lynn's relegation to the Southern League Eastern Division at the end of that season, Staff remained with The Linnets. He initially played for King's Lynn in a mixture of full back and midfield roles, but latterly became utilized in a more attacking role. He scored 20 goals in all competitions in the 2002/03 season, and was King's Lynn's leading scorer in the 2003/04 season with 23 goals in all competitions, helping King's Lynn to the Southern League Eastern Division title and promotion back to the Premier Division. "Staffy" was seen as something of a dead-ball specialist and a number of his goals came from goal kicks. In February 2004 he scored directly from a corner kick in King's Lynn's 4–1 victory over Banbury United. He left King's Lynn for Boston United in the summer of 2004, making his Football League debut on 21 August 2004 as a very late substitute in the League Two game against Macclesfield Town which finished 1–1,[4] but failed to establish himself in Boston's first team and returned to King's Lynn. Described as a " versatile attacking midfielder",[5] Staff went on to play for Nuneaton Borough,[6] Cambridge City on loan,[7][8] Rugby Town, initially on loan,[5] Brackley Town,[9] before returning to Rugby Town in January 2009.[5]

Staff appeared on Sky One's game-show Gladiators, which he won,[10] before also winning on the 'Champion of Champions' show.[11] He works as a sports coach for Kettering Borough Council and Moulton College in Northamptonshire.[11]

References

  1. ^ "David Staff". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Season 2003–04". King's Lynn F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Games played by David Staff in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived 21 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Players: David Staff". Rugby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  6. ^ "News from The Walks: May – August 2005". King's Lynn F.C. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  7. ^ Austin, Nick (15 February 2007). "New Staff at Milton Road". Cambridge City F.C. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  8. ^ "Goals and Games 06/07". Cambridge City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  9. ^ "Staff Signing". NonLeague Daily. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  10. ^ "David grabs glory in battle of Gladiators". Northampton Evening Telegraph. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Hero David is champ of champions". Harborough Mail. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2009.