David Riley (footballer)

David Riley
Personal information
Full name David Sidney Riley
Date of birth (1960-12-08) 8 December 1960
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder; forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
198?–198? Shepshed Charterhouse
198?–1983 Keyworth United
1983–1987 Nottingham Forest 12 (2)
1987Darlington (loan) 6 (2)
1987Peterborough United (loan) 12 (2)
1987–1990 Port Vale 76 (11)
1990–1992 Peterborough United 84 (23)
1992–199? Kettering Town
199?–1993 Mount Albert-Ponsonby
1993–1994 Boston United 34 (10)
1994–199? King's Lynn
Total 224+ (50+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Sidney Riley (born 8 December 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and striker, making 190 league appearances in a nine-year career in the Football League, scoring 40 goals.

He began his career at Nottingham Forest in 1983 and had loan spells at Darlington and Peterborough United, before joining Port Vale for £20,000 in October 1987. In March 1990 he was sold on to Peterborough United for £40,000. He helped the club to two successive promotions into the Second Division. He later played for Kettering Town, Mount Albert-Ponsonby (in New Zealand), Boston United, and King's Lynn.