David Copeland (footballer)

David Copeland (2 April 1875 – 16 November 1931) was a professional footballer who played for Ayr Parkhouse, Walsall Town Swifts, Bedminster, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Glossop North End.[1]

David Copeland
Personal information
Full name David Campbell Copeland
Date of birth (1875-04-02)2 April 1875
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland
Date of death 16 November 1931(1931-11-16) (aged 56)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ayr Parkhouse
1893–1897 Walsall Town Swifts 76 (19)
1898–1899 Bedminster 25 (6)
1899–1905 Tottenham Hotspur 131 (36)
1905–1906 Chelsea 26 (9)
1907–? Glossop North End 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Copeland a forward played for his local team Ayr Parkhouse before joining Walsall Town Swifts in 1893 where he featured in 76 matches, scoring on 19 occasions. After playing for Bedminster in 1898–99, Copeland joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 1899.[2] His first game for Spurs was an away match in the Southern League against Millwall which Tottenham won 3–1.[2][3] He helped Tottenham to win the Southern Football League in the 1899–1900 season and in the following season of 1900–01 he helped guide the club to their first FA Cup win.[3][2] He moved on to Chelsea in 1905 and featured in 26 matches and finding the net nine times, up until he broke his leg which nearly finished his career.[2] Copeland ended his career at Glossop North End where he made a further two appearances.[2]

After finishing football he worked at the Rose and Crown hotel in Erdington in Birmingham. It was reported and noted in Goodwins Spurs Alphabet that Copeland collapsed and died while chopping wood.[2]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur[3]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 60. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. Goodwin 1992, pp. 92–93.
  3. Soar 1995, p. 234.

Bibliography
  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
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