David Rocastle
English association football player (1967–2001)
David Carlyle Rocastle (2 May 1967 – 31 March 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the roles of a playmaker and a winger.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Carlyle Rocastle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, London, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 31 March 2001 (aged 33)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Slough, Berkshire, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1992 | Arsenal | 218 | (24) |
| 1992–1993 | Leeds United | 25 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Manchester City | 21 | (2) |
| 1994–1998 | Chelsea | 29 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Norwich City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Hull City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Sabah | 13 | (8) |
| Total | 328 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1988 | England U21 | 14 | (2) |
| 1988–1992 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | England | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
change| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 1985–86 | First Division | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 1986–87 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
| 1987–88 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| 1989–90 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Total | 218 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 275 | 34 | ||
| Leeds United | 1992–93 | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1993–94 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Manchester City | 1993–94 | Premier League | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Chelsea | 1994–95 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Norwich City | 1996–97 | First Division | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hull City | 1997–98 | Third Division | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sabah | 1998 | Liga Perdana 1 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Career total | ||||||||||||
Honours
change- First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91
- Football League Cup: 1986–87
- FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared)[9]
- Football League Centenary Trophy: 1988[10]
- Zenith Data Systems Challenge Trophy: 1989[11]
Leeds United[7]
- FA Charity Shield: 1992
- Makita Tournament: runner-up 1992[12]
Sabah
England youth
- Toulon Tournament: runner-up 1988[13]
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 1986–87 First Division,[14] 1988–89 First Division[15]
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 1985–86[15]
- Barclays Young Eagle: 1987[16] & 1989[17]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "David Rocastle". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ↑ "Greatest 50 Players-16. David Rocastle". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017.
- ↑ "David Rocastle". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ "Info Bola Sabah: Top Goalscorers by season". 29 October 2020.
- ↑ "thearsenalhistory". 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "David Rocastle". Eurosport.com.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Leighton, James (19 May 2016). Rocky: The Tears and Triumphs of David Rocastle. Simon and Schuster.
- ↑ "Arsenal's League Cup Finals – A history". Arsenal F.C. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy 1988". Football Database. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ Perry Groves and John Mc Shane, 2006. We all live in a Perry Groves world, John Blake Publishing Ltd, London.
- ↑ "Makita Tournament Results 1988–1994". RSSSF.com.
- ↑ "Toulon trip brings fond memories for coach Colin Cooper". The FA.com.
- ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A Footballers Heroes. p. 143.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "15 EXCELLENT PHOTOS OF DAVID 'ROCKY' ROCASTLE IN HIS ARSENAL PRIME". Who Ate All The Pies.tv.
- ↑ "David Rocastle: Barclays Young Eagle Award". Getty Images.com.
- ↑ "David Rocastle: Barclays Young Eagle 1989". Twitter.com.
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