David Mail

{{Short description|English former professional footballer who played as a central defender}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Mail

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = David Mail{{Hugman|13005|accessdate=6 April 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bristol, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/62 62] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/62}}

| position = Central defender

| youthyears1 = 1978–1982

| youthclubs1 = Aston Villa

| years1 = 1982–1990

| clubs1 = Blackburn Rovers

| caps1 = 206

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 1990–1995

| clubs2 = Hull City

| caps2 = 150

| goals2 = 2

| years3 =

| clubs3 = Brigg Town

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| totalcaps = 356

| totalgoals = 6

}}

David Mail (born 12 September 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career

Born in Bristol, Mail played for Aston Villa between 1978 and 1982 without making a senior appearance for them.{{cite web|url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/881.html|title=Mail, David|website=Aston Villa Player Database|publisher=Jörn Mårtensson|accessdate=6 April 2020}} He later made 356 appearances in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Hull City,{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/davidmail.html|title=David Mail|website=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database|publisher=Neil Brown|accessdate=6 April 2020}} before playing non-league football for Brigg Town.

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