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David Atkinson
Personal information
Full name David Atkinson[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Shildon,[1] England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Darlington
Number 36
Youth career
2012–2014 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2015 → Hartlepool United (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Carlisle United (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2017 Carlisle United 25 (0)
2016–2017 → Blyth Spartans (loan)
2017 Blyth Spartans
2017 ÍBV 10 (0)
2017–2018 Blyth Spartans 21 (0)
2018 ÍBV 16 (0)
2019 Blyth Spartans 9 (0)
2019– Darlington 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:29, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

David Atkinson (born 27 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Darlington. He previously played in the Football League for Carlisle United.

Career

Without having played for Middlesbrough, Atkinson joined Hartlepool United on loan in September 2014 but did not play for the first team. He signed for Carlisle United on loan on 26 March 2015.[3] He made his debut on 28 March 2015 in a 2–1 away defeat by Oxford United.[4] On 4 June 2015, Atkinson signed a short-term deal with Carlisle United. He extended his contract until June 2017 on 30 December 2015.[5] On 1 December 2016, Atkinson joined Blyth Spartans on loan until 1 January 2017.[6] Six days after returning to Carlisle, Atkinson rejoined Blyth on a permanent deal.[7] He also spent time playing in Iceland for ÍBV, with which he won the 2017 Icelandic Cup and played in the UEFA Europa League.[8][9]

Atkinson joined Darlington for the 2019–20 season.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2013–14[11] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[12] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 2014–15[12] League Two 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2014–15[12] League Two 7 0 — — — 7 0
Carlisle United 2015–16[13] League Two 24 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
2016–17[14] League Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 25 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 31 0
Blyth Spartans 2016–17 Northern Premier League Premier Div.
ÍBV 2017[9] Úrvalsdeild 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Blyth Spartans 2017–18[2] National League North 21 1 — 21 1
ÍBV 2018[9][2] Úrvalsdeild 16 0 1 0 — 2[c] 0 19 0
Blyth Spartans 2018–19[2] National League North 9 0 — 9 2
Darlington 2019–20[2] National League North 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
2020–21[2][15] National League North 5 0 3 0 — 0 0 8 0
Total 12 0 3 0 — 0 0 15 0
Career total 171 5 13 1 1 0 13 0 198 6
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup, Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ a b c "David Atkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "D. Atkinson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Carlisle United sign David Atkinson and Jeffrey Monakana". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Oxford United 2–1 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Defender signs contract extension". Carlisle United F.C. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Arrival: Spartans Secure Atkinson Loan Deal". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  7. ^ "David Atkinson rejoins Blyth on loan". Carlisle United F.C. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ^ "David Atkinson: Europa League football was a big factor in my return to Iceland". English Players Abroad. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Leikmaður: David Atkinson" [Player: David Atkinson] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. ^ Simpson, Ray (5 June 2019). "David Atkinson: a move to Darlington is perfect for me". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Games played by David Atkinson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "Games played by David Atkinson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by David Atkinson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by David Atkinson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  15. ^ For FA Cup 2nd qualifying round: Simpson, Ray (3 October 2020). "Quakers win penalty shootout to go through in Cup". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

External links

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