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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Edwin Chadwick | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-08-19)19 August 1943 (age 82) | ||
| Place of birth | Ootacamund,Madras,British India | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1960 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1966 | Southampton | 25 | (1) |
| 1966–1970 | Middlesbrough | 102 | (3) |
| 1970–1972 | Halifax Town | 95 | (15) |
| 1972–1974 | AFC Bournemouth | 36 | (4) |
| 1972–1973 | Torquay United | 10 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Dallas Tornado | 35 | (5) |
| 1974–1975 | Gillingham | 35 | (3) |
| 1976 | Tacoma Tides[2] | 17 | (9) |
| 1977–1979 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 24 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976 | Tacoma Tides (assistant) | ||
| 1980–1981 | Atlanta Chiefs | ||
| 1982 | Georgia Generals | ||
| 1983–1984 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | ||
| 1986 | Atlanta Datagraphic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Edwin Chadwick (born 19 August 1943) is an English formerfootball player and manager. Awinger, he spent most of his career in England before emigrating to the United States where he went on to become a manager.
Chadwick was born inOotacamund, India. He began his career as a junior withSouthampton, and became the youngest player to appear for their reserves on 31 October 1959, aged 16 years 73 days. He turned professional in October 1960 and made his first-team debut on 4 November 1961, at home toBristol Rovers in place of the injuredTerry Paine. His six years atthe Dell were spent in the shadow of Paine andJohn Sydenham and as a result he only made 25 league appearances for The Saints, in which he scored once.[1] In July 1966 he moved toMiddlesbrough, costing theAyresome Park side £10,000, and slotted straight into the side, making his Boro debut on 20 August againstColchester United.
He played the last of just over 100 league games for Boro on 27 September 1969 againstBlackpool, before moving toHalifax Town in January 1970. In February 1972, after 15 goals in 95 league games, he left the Shay to joinAFC Bournemouth, but struggled to make an impact. He was loaned toTorquay United in December 1972, and in the summer of 1974 joinedNASL sideDallas Tornado on loan.
In September 1974 he joinedGillingham on a free transfer. He remained at Priestfield Stadium for only one season before returning to Dallas for the 1975 NASL season. He spent the 1976 season with the newly formedAmerican Soccer League sideTacoma Tides where he served as a player and assistant coach.[3] The Tides lasted only a single season before folding. On a minor note, Chadwick coachedBruce Arena, the future manager of theUnited States men's national soccer team, who was a Tides back up goalkeeper. In 1977, Chadwick returned to the NASL with theFort Lauderdale Strikers.
In 1980Dan Wood, who had been the head coach of theTacoma Tides and was now the head coach of theAtlanta Chiefs, brought Chadwick to the Chiefs as a joint head coach. Following Wood's departure at the end of the season, Chadwick became the sole head coach the following year. The Chiefs folded after the 1981 season, but Chadwick remained in the city, becoming head coach of the newly formedGeorgia Generals as they played their first season in the Second DivisionAmerican Soccer League. After a successful season with what started as a scratch side, Chadwick returned to the NASL as head coach of Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 1983, signing with the team in September.[4] He followed thefranchise toMinnesota for the1984 season and continued to coach the team through the last season of the NASL. In 1986, he coached the amateurAtlanta Datagraphic.[5]
After coaching for theUnited States Soccer Federation, Chadwick became Technical Director and Director of Coaching at AFC Lightning a youth side based inAtlanta, Georgia. There, he led his U18 team to victory, to become national champions. (This was a first for any Georgia team.)
In 2001 "Chaddy" was inducted into the Georgia State Soccer Association's Hall of Fame. In June 2007, after 16 years coaching at AFC Lightning, David Chadwick retired.