Iain Dunn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iain George William Dunn | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | York City | 77 | (11) |
| 1991–1992 | Chesterfield | 13 | (1) |
| 1992 | Scarborough | ||
| 1992 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 1992 | Scarborough | ||
| 1992 | Goole Town | ||
| 1992–1997 | Huddersfield Town | 120 | (14) |
| 1996 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Chesterfield | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 231 | (26) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Iain George William Dunn (born 1 April 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for York City, Chesterfield, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United.[2]
Early life
[edit]Iain George William Dunn was born on 1 April 1970[2] in York, where he was raised.[3]
Career
[edit]Whilst in his second spell at Chesterfield he helped them reach the FA Cup semi-final in 1997, playing as a substitute in the quarter-final tie against Wrexham.[4] However, he did not play in the semi-final, in which Chesterfield lost to Middlesbrough after a replay.[citation needed]
Dunn was the first player in British football to score a golden goal. He achieved this feat in the Football League Trophy for Huddersfield Town versus Lincoln City on 30 November 1994. Huddersfield won 3–2 in extra time. Dunn was later presented with a commemorative trophy.[citation needed]
Always a cult figure, Dunn polarised fans' opinions; despite this he was voted Huddersfield Town's all-time cult hero by the club's fans[5] in an August 2004 poll for the BBC's Football Focus programme, and was included in the fans' all-time 100 favourite players.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Dunn is currently a street environment officer for City of York Council.[6]
Since 2017, Dunn has been a match summariser on BBC Radio York's York City match commentary.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iain Dunn". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Iain Dunn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "The work of York's street environment officers". The Press. York. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Beaumont puts Spireites in sight of twin towers: Football". The Independent. 10 March 1997. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ 'Huddersfield's cult heroes', BBC, 13 August 2004
- ^ Iain Dunn - street environment officer, City of York Council Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Iain Dunn at Soccerbase
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Footballers from York
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- York City F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Goole Town F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- English Football League players