David Ryan (footballer)

David Ryan
Personal information
Full name David Peter Ryan[1]
Date of birth (1957-01-05) 5 January 1957[1]
Place of birth Failsworth, Oldham, England[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1971–1974 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Manchester United 0 (0)
1976 → Port Vale (loan) 1 (0)
1976–1977 Southport 23 (0)
1977–1990 Northwich Victoria
1990 Hyde United 1 (0)
1990–1992 Chorley
Total 25 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Peter Ryan (born 5 January 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the English Football League for Port Vale in 1976, on loan from Manchester United. He later played non-League football for Southport, Northwich Victoria, Hyde United and Chorley.

Playing career

Ryan started his career with Manchester United,[1] He initially signed schoolboy forms in July 1971 and apprentice forms in July 1973, before turning professional in July 1974.[4] Whilst with the "Red Devils" he was sent on loan to Port Vale in January 1976, as cover for John Connaughton.[1] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat by Swindon Town at the County Ground on 17 January, but returned to Old Trafford later that month.[1] Ryan was never handed his competitive debut by Tommy Docherty and later left United to play for Southport. He made his Southport debut under Allan Brown against Workington on 5 March 1976, the first of 14 Fourth Division appearances in what remained of the 1975–76 season. He featured a further nine times in the 1976–77 campaign, his last game coming against Watford on 29 January 1977.[5] He later joined Northwich Victoria. He played for Northwich in the 1984 FA Trophy final victory over Bangor City.[6] He made one Northern Premier League Premier Division appearance for Hyde United on 28 March 1990, in a 4–2 victory over Shepshed Charterhouse at Ewen Fields.[7] He later played for Chorley.

Coaching career

Ryan worked as the head goalkeeper coach at the Manchester United Academy and served as Head of Football & Community Development from 1992 to 2013. He also did charity work on behalf of Manchester United.[8] He later worked for the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).[9] He was the landlord of The Witch in Lindfield, Lancashire.[10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11][7]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1974–75 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975–76 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port Vale (loan) 1975–76 Third Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Southport 1975–76 Fourth Division 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
1976–77 Fourth Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Hyde United 1989–90 Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Honours

Northwich Victoria

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 257. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "Player Details". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77. London : Queen Anne Press. 1976. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1. Retrieved 26 November 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. ^ "redStat - Manchester United Statistics". www.redstat.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Dave Ryan". southportcentral.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Northwich Victoria - FA Trophy Winners 1983-84". The Non-League Football Paper. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Hyde United Football Club: Database". www.hydeunited.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "United in the community". Manchester Evening News. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "PFA Launches Former Player Consultation to Support Push for Industry Wide Care Fund". PFA. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Where Are They Now? | Footballers | David Ryan". www.where-are-they-now.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  11. ^ David Ryan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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