Dave Verity
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dave Verity
| image =
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| fullname = David Anthony Verity{{Hugman|20155|accessdate=5 September 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|9|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Halifax, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 19xx–1966
| youthclubs1 = Scunthorpe United
| years1 = 1966–1968
| clubs1 = Scunthorpe United
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1968–1973
| clubs2 = Halifax Town
| caps2 = 78
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 1971–1972
| clubs3 = Drogheda United (loan)
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| goals3 =
| years4 = 1973–1976
| clubs4 = Yeovil Town
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| years5 = 1976–1983
| clubs5 = Salisbury
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| years6 = 1983–????
| clubs6 = Andover
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| manageryears1 = 1981-1983
| managerclubs1 = Salisbury
}}
David Anthony Verity (born 21 September 1949) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Verity began his career with Scunthorpe United, making 5 appearances in the Football League between 1966 and 1969.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/scunthorpe/scunthorpe.html|title=SCUNTHORPE UNITED : 1950/51 - 2009/10|accessdate=15 November 2010|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} He later played for Halifax Town, scoring 5 goals in 78 League appearances over 4 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/halifax/halifax.html|title=HALIFAX TOWN : 1946/47 - 1992/93 & 1998/99 - 2001/02|accessdate=15 November 2010|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}
In January 1971 Verity along with three Halifax teammates signed for Drogheda United on loan. He played in the 1971 FAI Cup Final which Drogheda lost after a replay. After leaving Halifax in 1973, Verity played moved into non-League football with Yeovil Town. In 1976 he moved to Salisbury, where he became player-manager in 1981. Two years, later, he moved to Andover.{{Cite book |title=The official centenary history of the Southern League |publisher=Paper Plane Publishing Ltd |year=1993 |isbn=1871872081 |pages=235}}
Personal life
His brother Kevin was also a professional footballer.{{cite web |url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm |title=Sons and Daughters |accessdate=15 November 2010 |publisher=Bob Dunning |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831175648/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm |archivedate=31 August 2010 |df=dmy }}
Sources
- {{cite book|title=DUFC: A Claret and Blue History|author=Brian Whelan|year=2010}}
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Category:Halifax Town A.F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Drogheda United F.C. players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Salisbury City F.C. players
Category:Salisbury City F.C. managers
Category:Men's association football midfielders