Dave Armstrong (footballer)

Dave Armstrong
Personal information
Full name	David Thomas Armstrong
Date of birth	9 November 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth	Mile End, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Barking
	Ilford
19??–1964	Hornchurch
1964–1968	Millwall
1968–1970	Brighton & Hove Albion
1970–197?	Dover
	Wimbledon
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Thomas Armstrong (born 9 November 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Millwall and Brighton & Hove Albion.^[1]

Life and career

Armstrong was born in Mile End, London, in 1942.^[1] A left-footed winger with considerable pace, he played amateur football for Barking, Ilford and Hornchurch,^[2] and played for the England amateur team in a trial match in November 1965,^[3] but turned professional with Millwall a few weeks later.^[2] He made three appearances as Millwall were promoted to the Second Division, and a further 17 at that level, before returning to the third tier with Brighton & Hove Albion in September 1968 for a £5,000 fee.^[4]^[2] He played in 44 matches in all competitions, was released at the end of the 1969–70 season, and moved back into non-league football with Dover and Wimbledon.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Dave Armstrong". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). Forgotten Glories. British Amateur International Football 1901–1974 (PDF) (2nd ed.). Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017.
^ "Millwall players A–D". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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[Hugman-1] "Dave Armstrong". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[CarderHarris-2] Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.

[ForgottenGlories-3] McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). Forgotten Glories. British Amateur International Football 1901–1974 (PDF) (2nd ed.). Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017.

[4] "Millwall players A–D". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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