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David Carrick
Personal information
Full name Matthew David Carrick[1]
Date of birth (1946-12-05)5 December 1946[1]
Place of birth Evenwood, England[1]
Date of death 1 July 1989(1989-07-01) (aged 42)[1]
Place of death Mansfield, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1964–1966 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Wrexham 24 (3)
1968–1969 Altrincham
1969 Port Vale 16 (1)
Stalybridge Celtic
Witton Albion
1973 Preston North End 2 (0)
1973–1975 Rochdale 26 (4)
Altrincham
Middlewich Athletic
1978–1979 Macclesfield Town 27 (4)
Droylsden
Oswestry Town
New Mills
Total 95+ (12+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew David Carrick (5 December 1946 – 1 July 1989)[2] was an English footballer who played as a forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham, Altrincham, Port Vale, Stalybridge Celtic, Witton Albion, Preston North End, Rochdale, Middlewich Athletic, Macclesfield Town, Droylsden, Oswestry Town, and New Mills. He made a total of 68 appearances in the English Football League,[3] and also played in the Northern Premier League and Cheshire County League.

Playing career

Carrick began his career at Ronnie Allen's Wolverhampton Wanderers, without making a first team appearance at Molineux. He joined Jack Rowley's Fourth Division side Wrexham, and scored three goals in 24 league games in the 1966–67 and 1967–68 campaigns. New manager Alvan Williams allowed him to leave the Racecourse Ground, and Carrick moved onto Northern Premier League side Altrincham. He remained at Moss Lane for the first half of the 1968–69 season, before he signed with Port Vale in January 1969.[1] He played in sixteen consecutive Fourth Division games at the end of the 1968–69 season, but only scored the one goal – in a 4–1 win over Brentford at Vale Park on 15 March, before being released in the summer.[1]

He moved on to Cheshire County League sides Stalybridge Celtic and Witton Albion, before returning to the English Football League after being signed by Preston North End for a £500 fee in 1973. He played two Second Division games at Deepdale, before moving on to Rochdale. Walter Joyce's "Dale" suffered relegation out of the Third Division in last place in 1973–74, before dropping to 19th in the Fourth Division in 1974–75. Carrick scored four goals in 26 league games during his two-season stay at Spotland. He then returned to Altrincham, back in the Northern Premier League.

After a spell with Middlewich Athletic, he signed with Macclesfield Town and made his debut for the "Silkmen" away at Goole Town on 21 March 1978.[4] He scored ten goals for the club in the final ten games of the 1977–78 season, before scoring two goals in 19 appearances in the 1978–79 season as Macclesfield finished bottom of the Northern Premier League.[4] He went on to play for Droylsden, Oswestry Town, and New Mills.[4]

Style of play

Carrick was described as a "fast constructive player who liked to be fully involved".[4]

Statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wrexham 1966–67 Fourth Division 19 3 2 1 1 0 22 4
1967–68 Fourth Division 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
Total 24 3 3 1 2 0 29 4
Port Vale 1968–69 Fourth Division 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Preston North End 1973–74 Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rochdale 1973–74 Third Division 10 3 0 0 0 0 10 3
1974–75 Fourth Division 16 1 4 1 1 0 21 2
Total 26 4 4 1 1 0 31 5
Macclesfield Town 1977–78[6] Northern Premier League 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
1978–79[7] Northern Premier League 17 2 1 0 1 0 19 2
Total 27 4 1 0 1 0 29 4
Career total 95 12 8 2 4 0 107 14

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "Death notices - Rest in Peace - 1980s". Nigel's Webspace - Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 - 1979/80. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  3. ^ "DAVE CARRICK". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "Player Profiles - C". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ David Carrick at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ "Season Statistics - NPL - 1977-78". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Season Statistics - NPL - 1978-79". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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