David Busfield

{{Short description|Former RL coach & professional rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Dave Busfield

|fullname = David Busfield

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|11|22|df=y}}

|birth_place = Shawcross, Dewsbury England

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|position = Backs, Forwards

|club1 = {{nowrap|Featherstone Rovers}}

|year1start = 1974±

|year1end = 78±

|appearances1 = 86

|tries1 = 28

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 84

|club2 = Halifax

|year2start = 1978

|year2end = 80

|appearances2 = 67

|tries2 = 22

|goals2 = 1

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 67

|club3 = Wakefield Trinity

|year3start = ≤1981

|year3end = ≥81

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|club4 = Hull FC

|year4start = 1981

|year4end = 83

|appearances4 = 4

|tries4 = 1

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 3

|club5 = Bramley RLFC

|year5start = 1983

|year5end =

|appearances5 = 5

|tries5 = 4

|goals5 = 0

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 12

|club6 = Dewsbury

|year6start = 1984

|year6end = 85

|appearances6 = 40

|tries6 = 4

|goals6 = 0

|fieldgoals6 = 0

|points6 = 16

|coachteam1 = Dewsbury

|coachyear1start = 1987

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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/dave-busfield/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/dave-busfield/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

|updated = 9 February 2010

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David Busfield (born 22 November 1953), also known by the nickname of "Bussy"/"Buzzy", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Halifax, Wakefield Trinity, Hull FC, and Dewsbury, as a back, or forward, and coached at club level for Dewsbury, Batley and Royal Air Force (RL).{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/204615/dave-busfield|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408050252/http://hullfc.com/first-team/profile/204615/dave-busfield|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2016|title=Statistics at hullfc.com|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}