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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Narey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-06-12)12 June 1956 (age 69) | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Columba's BC | |||
| 1972–1973 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1994 | Dundee United | 612 | (22) |
| 1994–1995 | Raith Rovers | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 633 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1989 | Scotland[2] | 35 | (1) |
| 1978 | Scottish Football League XI[3] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David NareyMBE (born 12 June 1956) is a formerScottish internationalfootballer who played as adefender. Narey spent 21 years withDundee United, winning the Scottish championship once and the league cup twice. He also played in numerous cup runs in Europe, including playing in the1983–84 European Cup semi final and the1987 UEFA Cup final. Although best remembered as acentral defender, he occasionally played inmidfield.[4] After leaving United, he won the1994–95 Scottish League Cup withRaith Rovers.
He collected 35 full caps for Scotland including playing in two World Cups. Narey opened the scoring for Scotland againstBrazil with a 20-yard drive in the1982 FIFA World Cup. He is a Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductee as he is also at Dundee United.
Narey was born and brought up inDundee and attendedSt John's Roman Catholic High School. He played football for St Columba's Boys Club and signed schoolboy forms with Dundee United in January 1972.[5]
Narey signed professionally with Dundee United in 1973 and made his senior debut in aScottish Football League match againstFalkirk on 21 November that year, playing as anattacking midfielder.[6]
Narey won three trophies in his career with Dundee United, theScottish League Cup in1979 and again in 1980 and theScottish Football League Premier Division title in 1983. He also captained United when they played in the1987 UEFA Cup final against IFK Gothenburg, which they lost 1–0 in the first leg in Sweden and drew the return leg at Tannadice 1–1, for a 2–1 defeat on aggregate.
Narey played in fourScottish Cup finals (as well as the1981 Scottish Cup final replay) while with United, but on each occasion the side failed to win the trophy.[7]
Upon leaving United, Narey joinedRaith Rovers, who were playing in the Scottish Football League First Division. He was part of the Raith team that won promotion to the Premier Division as First Division champions. He also played in the Raith team that defeatedCeltic in the1994 Scottish League Cup final, winning the Man-of-the-Match award for his performance in the game.
Narey made his international debut forScotland againstSweden in April 1977, becoming the first Dundee United player to represent Scotland at full international level.[8] He played in both the1982 and1986 FIFA World Cups and scored his only international goal during the 1982 tournament, a long range shot in a 4–1 defeat againstBrazil in the first round. Television punditJimmy Hill upset Scottish fans by describing the goal as a "toe poke".[9] By contrastThe Glasgow Herald correspondent at the match, Jim Reynolds, described Narey's goal as "a wonderful right-foot shot which no goalkeeper in the world would have stopped."[10] In 2018 theBBC named the goal as number 16 in their 50 Great World Cup moments.[11] Narey made the last of his 35 appearances for Scotland in 1989.
David Narey was one of the first inductees of the Dundee United Hall of Fame in January 2008.[12] He was also inducted into theScottish Football Hall of Fame in November 2010.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Lg Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 1973–74 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1974–75 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 7 | |
| 1975–76 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 3 | |
| 1976–77 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 39 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| 1978–79 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| 1979–80 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| 1980–81 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |
| 1981–82 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 3 | |
| 1982–83 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 9 | |
| 1983–84 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 1 | |
| 1984–85 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| 1985–86 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 1986–87 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| 1987–88 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| 1988–89 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1989–90 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1990–91 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1991–92 | 25 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| 1992–93 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 612 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 108 | 6 | 76 | 6 | 865 | 35 | |
| Raith Rovers | 1994–95 | 21 | 1 | N/A | N/A | - | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Career total | 633 | 23 | 69 | 1 | 108 | 6 | 76 | 6 | 886 | 36 | |
| Scotland[14] | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 1 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 1 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 June 1982 | Estadio Benito Villamarín,Seville |  Brazil | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
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