| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Charles Puckett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-10-29)29 October 1960 (age 64)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1986 | Southampton | 94 | (14) |
| 1986–1989 | Bournemouth | 35 | (14) |
| 1987–1988 | →Stoke City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | →Swansea City (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | Aldershot | 113 | (50) |
| 1991–1992 | Bournemouth | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Woking | 25 | (5) |
| 2011 | Lymington Town | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Totton & Eling | 15 | (1) |
| Total | 282 | (83) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Charles Puckett (born 29 October 1960) is a former professionalfootballer who played inThe Football League forAldershot,Bournemouth,Southampton, andStoke City.[1]
Puckett began his career withSouthampton during the 1970s and played nearly 100 games for them in theFirst Division between 1978 and 1986, scoring 14 times. However, he struggled to hold down a first team place and was transferred toThird Division sideBournemouth in 1986, helping them win that division's title and promotion to theSecond Division a year later. During his time at Bournemouth he played on loan forStoke City andSwansea City.[1]
Puckett suffered a major knee injury while playing for theDean Court side and was loaned toAldershot in the1988–89 season, scoring a hat-trick on his Third Division debut for the club, and was soon signed on a permanent basis, but was unable to save the Shots from relegation.
He made a total of 113 appearances forAldershot in the league, scoring 50 goals, before returning to Bournemouth during the1991–92 season, a few weeks before Aldershot went out of business and leftthe Football League.
The return to Bournemouth was Puckett's final contribution to senior football, as he made just four appearances for the club before hanging up his boots in professional football during 1992.
In 2011 Puckett signed forWessex League clubLymington Town and on 26 November 2011 scored to become the league's oldest ever goalscorer at the age of 51.[3][4] He later broke this record while playing forTotton & Eling when scoring at the age of 53 in February 2014.[5] He made fifteen league appearances for Totton & Eling, scoring one goal.[6]
On 21 May 2014 Puckett played a 4th division game in Iceland for Hvíti Riddarinn (The White Knights). Puckett was substituted in to the game in the 66th minute along with his son Bill who is one of two coaches of the team. The Knights won the game 2–0.[7]
In July 2003, Puckett returned toSouthampton as coach tothe Saints academy, working with seven to 12-year-olds.[8] He is currently the Assistant Academy Manager, working with 12- to 16-year-olds.[9]
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 1980–81 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| Total | 94 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 16 | ||
| Bournemouth | 1986–87 | Third Division | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| 1988–89 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 20 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 1987–88 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Swansea City (loan) | 1988–89 | Third Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Aldershot | 1988–89 | Third Division | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
| 1989–90 | Fourth Division | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 22 | |
| 1990–91 | Fourth Division | 46 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 26 | |
| Total | 113 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 130 | 59 | ||
| Bournemouth | 1991–92 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Total | 261 | 81 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 306 | 98 | ||
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