David Cotterill

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David Cotterill
Personal information
Full name David Rhys George Best Cotterill[1]
Date of birth 4 December 1987 (1987-12-04) (age 24)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Barnsley
Number 17
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2006 Bristol City 62 (8)
2006–2008 Wigan Athletic 18 (1)
2008 → Sheffield United (loan) 16 (0)
2008–2010 Sheffield United 38 (6)
2009–2010 → Swansea City (loan) 4 (0)
2010–2012 Swansea City 35 (4)
2011 → Portsmouth (loan) 15 (1)
2012– Barnsley 1 (0)
National team‡
2004–2005 Wales U19 3 (1)
2005–2007 Wales U21 9 (4)
2005– Wales 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:34, 15 May 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:33, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

David Rhys George Best Cotterill (born 4 December 1987) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Barnsley as a winger.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Bristol City

Born in Cardiff, Cotterill started his career at Bristol City, making his debut as a substitute for Michael Bell during a 0–0 draw with Colchester United on 30 October 2004.[2] He played 57 games and scored seven goals for them before the end of the 2005–06 season and was subsequently voted Bristol City's Young Player of the Season.

[edit] Wigan Athletic

Cotterill joined Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal for £2 million on 31 August 2006.[3] He scored his first goal for Wigan with a curling shot against West Ham United in a 2–0 victory at the Boleyn Ground, on 6 December 2006.[4] Despite scoring 2 goals in 24 games with the Latics, his other goal coming against Sunderland in the FA Cup,[5] he never fully established himself in the first team and was made available for loan.

[edit] Sheffield United

Seeking first team football to aid his international career, Cotterill joined Championship side Sheffield United on 8 February 2008 on a loan deal to last until the end of the 2007–2008 season.[6] He made his debut for the Blades the next day in a 0–0 home draw with Scunthorpe United[7] eventually going on to play sixteen games for the Blades during his loan spell.

Cotterill returned to Bramall Lane later that summer and signed permanently for the Blades in July 2008 for an undisclosed fee.[8] Having made his move permanent Cotterill found it difficult to find the form that had made his loan spell a success and struggled to hold down a place in the side. It wasn't until the turn of the year that he began to force his way into the Blades first team[9] and was rewarded in March with his first goal in United colours, slotting home a penalty in a 2–1 home win against Birmingham City.[10] Having taken over spot-kick duties he finished the season with four goals. After the Blades failure to secure promotion Cotterill once again found form and first team starts hard to come by in the following season and was largely used as a substitute by manager Kevin Blackwell.

[edit] Swansea City

Cotterill moved to Swansea City on loan in November 2009, signing until the following January with a view to making the move permanent.[11] He made his debut in the away fixture against Newcastle United, coming on as a second-half substitute, and scored his first goal for Swansea in a 2–1 FA Cup 3rd Round defeat to Leicester City on 2 January 2010. Following the move being made permanent for a then-club record fee of £600,000,[12] Cotterill went on to score three more goals during the 2009-10 season; a free-kick against Preston North End, a long-range effort against Newcastle, and a penalty against Peterborough. The arrival of Scott Sinclair from Chelsea at the beginning of the 2010-11 season saw Cotterill employed more as a second striker behind Stephen Dobbie, rather than on the wing. He started the season off well under new Swans manager Brendan Rodgers, putting in some good performances and converting a penalty in a 4-0 win over Preston. However, Cotterill then missed his next two penalties which on both occasions would have put his side in the lead and his confidence on the pitch appeared to drop. The first miss came against Norwich City, a game which Swansea eventually lost 2-0, and the second came in a 0-0 draw with Championship pace-setters Queens Park Rangers at the Liberty Stadium. Cotterill did not feature in any games following a 1-0 home win over Barnsley on 28 December 2010, and was sent out on loan to fellow Championship side Portsmouth on 17 February 2011.[13] In 2011-12 season when Swansea City promoted to the Premier League, Cotterill first team with Swansea has been limited and Coterill (along with Andrea Orlandi and Thomas Butler was offered by Dutch team ADO Den Haag to go on loan, according to a board member of ADO Den Haag.[14] Cotterill was released from his Swansea City contract by mutual consent on 12 January 2012 after making no appearances in the premier league season 2011-12.[15] Later that day he teamed up with Leicester City for a training session with a view to earning a permanent deal..[16]

[edit] Portsmouth

Cotterill joined Portsmouth in February 2011 initially on a one-month loan deal, taking the number 17 shirt vacated by John Utaka.[17] He made his debut two days later in a 1-0 win over Barnsley,[18] and scored his first goal for his new club against Ipswich Town on the 26th February.[19] Cotterill extended his loan with Pompey and until the end of the 2010-11 season.[20]

[edit] Barnsley

Cotterill signed for Barnsley on 16th February 2012, as a free agent, after leaving Swansea City in January.[21]


[edit] Career statistics

As of 11 September 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2004–05 Bristol City Football League One 12 0 - - 12 0
2005–06 45 7 1 0 - 46 7
2006–07 5 1 - 1 1 6 2
2006–07 Wigan Athletic Premier League 16 1 1 0 - 17 1
2007–08 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 1
2007–08 Sheffield United (loan) Football League Championship 16 0 - - 16 0
2008–09 Sheffield United 26 4 3 0 3 0 32 4
2009–10 14 2 - - 14 2
2009–10 Swansea City (loan) 4 0 1 1 - 5 1
2009–10 Swansea City 17 3 - - 17 3
2010–11 14 1 - 2 0 16 1
2010–11 Portsmouth (loan) 15 1 - - 15 1
2011–12 Swansea City Premier League - - - -
2011-12 Barnsley Football League Championship - - - -
Total England 186 20 7 2 7 1 200 23
Career total 186 20 7 2 7 1 200 23

[edit] International career

Cotterill was capped three times, scoring once for the Under-19's and nine times scoring four goals for the Under 21's.

Cotterill is a full Welsh international, making his debut against Azerbaijan in October 2005. He attracted controversy when he criticised the Wales manager John Toshack in 2007, for having not been picked in the squad. Since the turn of 2009 and gaining games for Sheffield United and giving man of the match displays for the Blades, Cotterill was awarded a place in John Toshack's team for upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.[22]

[edit] International goals

Wales' goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 August 2010 Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales  Luxembourg 1 – 0 5–1 Friendly

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9781845966010. 
  2. ^ "Bristol City 0–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. 2004-10-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/3947195.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
  3. ^ "Latics swoop for £2m Cotterill". BBC Sport. 2006-08-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5304238.stm. Retrieved 2007-04-01. 
  4. ^ Braithwaite, Matt (2006-12-06). "West Ham 0–2 Wigan". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6201444.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
  5. ^ "Sunderland 0–3 Wigan". BBC. 5 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7163974.stm. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  6. ^ "Blades seal Cotterill loan deal". BBC Sport. 2008-02-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7235251.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-08. 
  7. ^ "Sheff Utd 0–0 Scunthorpe". sufc.co.uk. 2008-02-09. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10418~38564,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10. 
  8. ^ "Triple Swoop". sufc.co.uk. 2008-07-31. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1355332,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-31. 
  9. ^ "Cotterill back with a bang for Sheffield United". thestar.co.uk. 2009-02-28. http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Cotterill-back-with-a-bang.5026383.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 
  10. ^ "Revitalised Cotterill sets his standard". thestar.co.uk. 2009-03-03. http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Revitalised-Cotterill-sets-his-standard.5031785.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 
  11. ^ "Cotterill relishing Swans move". BBC Sport. 2009-11-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/8375360.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-24. 
  12. ^ "David Cotterill completes permanent Swansea move". BBC Sport. 7 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/8446364.stm. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 
  13. ^ "Leicester 2 – 1 Swansea". BBC. 2 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8434022.stm. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  14. ^ "Swansea offer trio on loan to ADO Den Haag". Sky Sport. 2 January 2012. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7407617/. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 
  15. ^ "Wales winger David Cotterill leaves Swansea City". BBC Sport. 12 January 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16522534.stm. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  16. ^ "Foxes look at Cotterill". SkySports. 16 January 2012. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11712/7436025/Foxes-look-at-Cotterill. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  17. ^ "Swansea winger David Cotterill seals Portsmouth loan". BBC Sport. 17 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/9398833.stm. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  18. ^ "Portsmouth 1 - 0 Barnsley". BBC. 19 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9399381.stm. Retrieved 19 February 2011. 
  19. ^ "Ipswich 0-2 Portsmouth". BBC News. 2011-02-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9404982.stm. 
  20. ^ Swansea loanee David Cotterill extends Portsmouth stay BBC Sport. 18 March 2011. Retrieved: 27 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Cotterill signs for Barnsley". SkySports. 14 February 2012. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12875/7521706/. Retrieved 23 February 2012. 
  22. ^ "Cotterill angered by Toshack snub". BBC Sport. 2007-05-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6630293.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-03. 

[edit] External links

Barnsley F.C. – current squad
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