David Regis (born 3 March 1964) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 53 goals from 237 appearances in the Football League in the 1990s, notably for Stoke City and Notts County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dunstable Town | |||
| Fisher Athletic | |||
| Windsor & Eton | |||
| 1990 | Barnet | ||
| 1990–1991 | Notts County | 46 | (15) |
| 1991–1992 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | (4) |
| 1992 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Stoke City | 63 | (15) |
| 1994 | Birmingham City | 6 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Southend United | 38 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Barnsley | 16 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1997 | → Notts County (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1997 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | Leyton Orient | 4 | (0) |
| 1997 | Lincoln City | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | (2) |
| 1998 | Wivenhoe Town | ||
| 1999–2001 | Hucknall Town | ||
| Total | 237 | (53) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editRegis was born in Paddington, London. He began his playing career in non-league football with clubs including Dunstable Town, Fisher Athletic, Windsor & Eton and Barnet. Barnet sold him for a fee of £25,000 to Notts County, where he began his professional career at the age of 26.[1]
He also played professionally for Plymouth Argyle, Bournemouth, Stoke City (two seasons), Birmingham City, Southend United, Barnsley (where he was a member of the squad promoted to the Premier League, making four appearances that season),[2] Peterborough United, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United, where he finished his professional career in 1998, having made 231 league appearances. He later returned to non-league football with Wivenhoe Town in Essex and Hucknall Town.[citation needed]
Post-playing career
editRegis has been a football consultant and youth coach at Notts County's and Nottingham Forest's academies,[3] education and welfare officer at Charlton Athletic's academy,[4] and a regional manager in the Football League's youth development department.[5]
Personal life
editRegis is the younger brother of footballer Cyrille Regis,[6] the cousin of sprinter John Regis,[1] and the uncle of footballer Jason Roberts.[7]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Notts County | 1990–91 | Second Division | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 17 |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1991–92 | Second Division | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Second Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| Bournemouth (loan) | 1992–93 | Second Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Stoke City | 1992–93 | Second Division | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 38 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 14 | |
| Birmingham City | 1994–95 | Second Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Southend United | 1994–95 | First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | |
| Barnsley | 1995–96 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Peterborough United (loan) | 1996–97 | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Notts County (loan) | 1996–97 | Second Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 1997–98 | Third Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient | 1997–98 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lincoln City | 1997–98 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1997–98 | Third Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career total | 237 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 272 | 64 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column includes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League play-offs, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.
Honours
editNotts County
- Second Division play-off winners: 1990–91[3]
Stoke City
- Second Division champions: 1992–93[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Games played by Dave Regis in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ a b Shepherd, Ralph (9 July 2007). "Life after football". BBC Nottingham. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "I was not at Barnsley for long after that – Regis". Barnsley F.C. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Charter for Academy Players and Parents: Youth Development Players' and Parents' Guide Season 2015/2016" (PDF). The Football League. 2015. p. 2.
- ^ Paul Fletcher (17 February 2009). "Football's last-chance saloon". BBC. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ Jason Roberts (24 November 2005). "Jason Roberts column". BBC. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ Dave Regis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
edit- Dave Regis at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Dave Regis at Soccerbase
