David Ferguson (footballer, born 1994)

David Lee Ferguson (born 7 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or midfielder for National League club Hartlepool United. He has played in the Football League for Blackpool.

David Ferguson

Ferguson playing for York City in 2018
Personal information
Full name	David Lee Ferguson[1]
Date of birth	7 June 1994[2]
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s)	Left back / Midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team	Hartlepool United
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2012	Darlington
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Darlington	6	(0)
2012–2015	Sunderland	0	(0)
2014	→ Boston United (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	Blackpool	40	(1)
2016–2017	Shildon	25	(7)
2017	Darlington	30	(5)
2017–2020	York City	95	(3)
2020–	Hartlepool United	17	(0)
National team^‡
2017–	England C	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 30 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:18, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Ferguson was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.[4]

Darlington

He began his career in Darlington's youth system,[5] breaking into the first team in early 2012.[6] He finished the 2011–12 season with six Conference Premier appearances.[6]

Sunderland

Ferguson signed for Premier League club Sunderland in June 2012 on a one-year contract.[7] He went out on loan to Conference North club Boston United, making his debut on 1 March 2014 when starting a 4–0 home win over Hednesford Town.[8]

Blackpool

Ferguson signed for Championship club Blackpool on 9 January 2015 on a one-and-a-half-year contract, with the option of a further year.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 14 February 2015 in a 4–4 home draw with Nottingham Forest on 14 January 2015, in only his second appearance.[10] The goal was a header from a Jamie O'Hara cross in the seventh minute of stoppage time, and was the final goal of the match.[11] On 4 August 2015, Ferguson was appointed as team captain of Blackpool.[12] He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season.[13]

Shildon

He signed for Northern League Division One club Shildon in August 2016,[14] but moved back to Darlington, now in the National League North, the following January.[15] Ferguson played for England C for the first time in May 2017.[16]

York City

On 6 October 2017, Ferguson signed for Darlington's National League North rivals York City on a contract running to June 2019, after York activated a release clause in his contract.[17] He was signed by manager Martin Gray, who had left Darlington for York days earlier.[18] Ferguson gave up a job in refuse upon returning to full-time football with York.[19]

Hartlepool United

On 5 August 2020, Ferguson signed for Hartlepool United.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Darlington	2011–12[6]	Conference Premier	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Sunderland	2012–13[21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14[22]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15[10]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Boston United (loan)	2013–14[6]	Conference North	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Blackpool	2014–15[10]	Championship	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	2015–16[23]	League One	30	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	32	0
	Total		40	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	42	1
Shildon	2016–17[24]	Northern League Division One	25	7	4	5	—		7[lower-alpha 2]	1	36	13
Darlington	2016–17[6]	National League North	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	2017–18[6][25]	National League North	13	4	1	0	—		—		14	4
	Total		30	5	1	0	—		—		31	5
York City	2017–18[6][26]	National League North	29	2	—		—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	31	2
	2018–19[6][27]	National League North	32	0	3	2	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	37	2
	2019–20[6][28]	National League North	34	1	4	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	39	1
	Total		95	3	7	2	—		5	0	107	5
Hartlepool United	2020–21	National League	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
Career total			217	16	14	7	1	0	13	1	245	24

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Four appearances and one goal in FA Vase, two appearances in Northern League Challenge Cup, one appearance in Durham Challenge Cup
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

England C statistics

• "Darren McQueen double earns non-League Three Lions victory". The Football Association. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
• Badcock, Matthew (2 June 2017). "An FA XI shared a 1–1 draw with Jersey FA before losing a penalty shoot-out by 4–3". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
• "Paul Fairclough's England C miss out in ICT final against Slovakia's U21 side". The Football Association. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

Specific

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
2. "Player profile: David Ferguson". York City F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
3. "David Ferguson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
4. "David Ferguson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
5. Stoddart, Craig (20 January 2017). "Darlington sign defender from Shildon". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
6. "D. Ferguson: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
7. Stoddart, Craig (4 June 2012). "Darlington make six new signings". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
8. Browne, Duncan (1 March 2014). "Boston United 4 Hednesford Town 0: Relentless Pilgrims show their scoring touch". Boston Standard. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
9. "Pool sign Sunderland pair". Blackpool Gazette. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
10. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
11. "Blackpool 4–4 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
12. "David Ferguson named Blackpool captain after just six starts". BBC Sport. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
13. Watt, William (11 May 2016). "Pool release six including skipper". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
14. Simpson, Ray (5 August 2016). "Shildon hope that new signing Ferguson will help retain the title". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
15. Simpson, Ray (20 January 2017). "Long-serving Forrest quits as Shildon manager on principle after Ferguson's move to Darlington". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
16. "England C boss Paul Fairclough has an 18-man squad to pick from against Panjab FA". The Football Association. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
    "Darren McQueen double earns non-league Three Lions victory". The Football Association. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
17. Martini, Peter (6 October 2017). "York City sign Darlington left-back David Ferguson – With another new recruit set to follow". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
18. Appleyard, Ian (6 October 2017). "City complete deal for defender". York City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
19. Flett, Dave (6 October 2017). "David Ferguson delighted to be back off soccer scrapheap after leaving behind career in refuse". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
20. "POOLS SIGN DAVID FERGUSON". Hartlepool United Official Site. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
21. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
22. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
23. "Games played by David Ferguson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
24. "David Ferguson". Shildon A.F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
    Match reports linked at "Results & reports: Shildon AFC results season 2016–17". Shildon A.F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
25. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Stoddart, Craig (16 September 2017). "FA Cup: Darlington 0 South Shields 3". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
26. For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (26 November 2017). "York City have last laugh following Coalville taunts in 3–1 Trophy triumph". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
27. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Flett, Dave (23 September 2018). "York City 5 Ashton Athletic 0 report, match stats and player ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (7 October 2018). "York City 3 St Ives Town 0 report, match stats and player ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (25 November 2018). "Kidderminster 1 York City 3 report, match stats and ratings". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
28. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (21 September 2019). "Irlam 0–2 York City – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Richardson, Joe (5 October 2019). "Buxton 1 York City 2 – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (23 November 2019). "York City exit FA Trophy after 1–0 defeat to Altrincham at Bootham Crescent". The Press. York. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

External links

• Profile at the York City F.C. website