David Riley (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Sidney Riley | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 1987 | → Darlington (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1987 | → Peterborough 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.