David Dunn

For other people named David Dunn, see David Dunn (disambiguation).
David Dunn

Dunn playing for Blackburn Rovers in 2009
Personal information
Full name David John Ian Dunn
Date of birth (1979-12-27) 27 December 1979
Place of birth Great Harwood, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
(U-21 Assistant Coach)
Youth career
1997–1998 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Blackburn Rovers 135 (30)
2003–2007 Birmingham City 58 (7)
2007–2015 Blackburn Rovers 180 (20)
2015–2016 Oldham Athletic 8 (0)
National team
1998 England U18 3 (0)
1998–2002 England U21 20 (3)
2002 England 1 (0)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Oldham Athletic

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 12 January 2015 (UTC).


David John Ian Dunn (born 27 December 1979) is an English professional footballer who was most recently player-manager for League One club Oldham Athletic, playing as an attacking midfielder. He is now Under-21 Assistant Coach at Blackburn Rovers

He has also played for Birmingham City in between his two spells with Blackburn Rovers, and made his only appearance for England in 2002.

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

Dunn joined Blackburn Rovers as a trainee at the beginning of 1997 and made his debut during a goalless draw with Everton on 26 September 1998. Dunn came off the bench after 70 minutes, but was taken off again on 81 minutes, due to the sending off of Martin Dahlin.[2]

In his second appearance Blackburn beat Newcastle United at St James' Park in the League Cup and Dunn scored the winning penalty in the shootout.[3]

His first goal came in a 3–1 victory against Aston Villa on 26 February 1999, but the team was subsequently relegated in this, his first full season. In 2000–01 Blackburn entertained Rochdale in the League Cup where Dunn scored a hat-trick from the penalty spot. He reached double figures in terms of goals in 2000, and continued his good form in 2001–02 when the club won the League Cup. Dunn starred in Rovers return to the Premier League, putting in a string of impressive performances, notably in the 7–1 battering of West Ham United and the 3–3 draw at Arsenal, where he managed to score two goals, one a last minute equaliser.

A string of fine performances in 2001 put Dunn in contention for a call-up to the England squad, but he did not win his first cap until September 2002, when he replaced Kieron Dyer. He impressed against Portugal but has not been given another chance on the big stage since. Dunn began the 2002–03 season in dazzling form but a loss of form and being made to play on the right wing did not help his cause and he fell out with then Blackburn manager Graeme Souness. Subsequently, Dunn was ready to move on to another club in the summer of 2003. Blackburn initially rejected offers from a number of clubs, but Birmingham City's revised bid of £5.5 million was accepted, and Dunn moved to the West Midlands in time for the start of the 2003–04 season.

Birmingham City

After signing a four-year contract, Dunn's Birmingham City career started brightly with a debut goal in the 1–0 victory over Tottenham on 16 August 2003.

A niggling hamstring sustained in February 2004 meant that Dunn spent much of the second half of that season on the sidelines. The beginning of 2004–05 again saw Dunn quickly re-establishing himself in the heart of the Birmingham midfield and chipping in with some vital goals. A recurrence of Dunn's hamstring problems in November 2004 limited him to just a handful of performances for the remainder of 2004–05 and kept him out of the side until midway through 2005–06.

Ultimately, Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League with Dunn still not returning to fitness.

In October 2006, Dunn was linked with a return to Blackburn in the upcoming transfer window. However, both Dunn and Rovers manager Mark Hughes denied this.

Return to Blackburn Rovers

On 17 January Dunn returned to Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal believed to be £2.2 million.

He managed to play a small part in the remainder of the 2006–07 season and managed to earn a free kick against Sheffield United which led to Rovers scoring a last minute winner.[4]

On 3 February 2007, he played his first Premiership match since his return to Blackburn Rovers against Sheffield United. At the end of this campaign he managed to feature in 16 games in all competitions in total, including appearing in 11 Premier League matches.[5]

Dunn was a regular for Rovers in the 2007–08 season, in which he made 31 league appearances and scored once, against Arsenal.[6] He was appointed vice-captain by new manager Paul Ince for the 2008–09 season,[7] but the player managed only 17 appearances in all competitions, scoring once,[8] in a season disrupted by niggling injuries.[9]

On 26 January 2010, with Dunn's contract expiring at Rovers, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him with the club until at least July 2012.[10]

On 2 February 2011, in the match against Tottenham Hotspur at Ewood Park, he made his 100th Premier League appearance since returning to the club for a second spell which ended in a disappointing 1–0 defeat. At the start of the new 2013–14 season, Dunn signed a new one-year deal to remain at Blackburn until summer 2014.

Dunn was released by Blackburn following the end of his contract on 1 July 2014, but re-signed for the club on 11 July of the same year.[11]

On 27 April 2015, Dunn announced he would be departing Blackburn at the end of the season.[12]

Oldham Athletic

On 30 July 2015, Dunn signed for League One club Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal. Manager Darren Kelly stated that his addition would make the team's midfield one of the strongest in the league for the upcoming 2015/16 season.

Managerial career

On 13 September 2015, following the sacking of Kelly, Oldham Athletic confirmed that Dunn would take charge of all first team matters with immediate effect, on an interim basis.[13] On 7 October 2015, the Oldham board confirmed Dunn would now be appointed on a permanent basis after a recent unbeaten run.[14]

On 12 January 2016, with Oldham laying 22nd in the table and facing relegation, the club announced they had sacked Dunn as first-team manager. Dunn's tenure lasted just three months.[15]

International career

Dunn has represented England at international level making 22 appearances scoring three goals for the England Under-21 team between 1999 and 2002.

In 2001, Dunn was called up to the England squad, but he did not win his first cap until 7 September 2002, when he replaced Steven Gerrard against Portugal at half-time.[16]

Club career statistics

As of 23 April 2014
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 1998–99[17] Premier League151302000191
1999–2000[18] Division One2221031—263
2000–01[19] Division One42125254—5218
2001–02[20] Premier League2972150—368
2002–03[21] Premier League28820204[lower-alpha 1]0368
Total 136301331754016938
Birmingham City 2003–04[22] Premier League2123010—252
2004–05[23] Premier League1120010—122
2005–06[24] Premier League1523120—203
2006–07[5] Championship1110010—121
Total 5876150—698
Blackburn Rovers 2006–07[5] Premier League11030—2[lower-alpha 1]0160
2007–08[6] Premier League 31100304[lower-alpha 2]0381
2008–09[8] Premier League1512000—171
2009–10[25] Premier League2391041—2810
2010–11[26] Premier League2720000—272
2011–12[27] Premier League2620020—281
2012–13[28] Championship1513000—181
2013–14[29] Championship2340010—244
Total 17120901016019621
Career total 3655728432610043467
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup, three in UEFA Cup

Managerial statistics

As of 12 January 2016[30]
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Oldham Athletic England 13 September 2015 12 January 2016 20 3 9 8 15.00
Total 20 3 9 8 15.00

Personal life

Dunn was born in Great Harwood, Lancashire.[10] He has a daughter, Mia, with his ex-fiancee, Emmerdale actress Sammy Winward,[31] and a son, Isaac, with his wife Hayley.[7] Isaac currently plays at the Blackburn Rovers Academy.[32]

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Everton 0 Blackburn 0". Sporting Life. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (12 November 1998). "Newcastle denied by Dunn". London: Independent. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Allardyce anger at Dunn decision". BBC Sport. 17 January 2007.
  5. 1 2 3 "Games played by David Dunn in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by David Dunn in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 Neild, Andy (7 August 2008). "Dunn appointed Blackburn Rovers vice-captain". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by David Dunn in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Farrington, Neil (29 March 2009). "Black Cats plan summer move for David Dunn". Sunday Sun. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  10. 1 2 "David Dunn commits to Blackburn Rovers until 2012". The Guardian. Press Association. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  11. ↑ http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/11334836._/?ref=mac
  12. ↑ "Blackburn midfielder David Dunn to leave Ewood Park". Sky Sports. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  13. ↑ Oldham Athletic appoint David Dunn as interim player-manager
  14. ↑ Oldham Athletic: David Dunn appointed permanent manager
  15. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: David Dunn". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Clockwatch: England 1–1 Portugal". BBC Sport. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  19. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  22. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  23. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  24. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  27. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  29. ↑ "Games played by David Dunn in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  30. ↑ David Dunn management career statistics at Soccerbase
  31. ↑ "Sammy splits up from baby's father". Lancashire Telegraph. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  32. ↑ "No Dunn deal yet but Brig hopeful". Lancashire Evening Post. Johnston Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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