Dave Carr
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-01-31)31 January 1957
Place of birth Aylesham, England
Date of death 19 June 2005(2005-06-19) (aged 48)
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972-1973 Margate
1976-1979 Luton Town 43 (0)
1979-1983 Lincoln City 168 (4)
1983-1984 Torquay United 34 (0)
1984-1985 Maidstone United 33
1985 → Dover Athletic (loan)
1985 → Folkestone Invicta (loan)
1985-1987 Dover Athletic
1987-1988 Thanet United 52 (5)
1988-1990 Hythe Town
1990-1992 Sittingbourne
1992 Hythe Town
1992 Margate
Managerial career
1998-1990 Hythe Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Carr (31 January 1957 – 19 June 2005) was an English professional footballer. He played in both defence and midfield for a number of English professional and semi-professional sides.

Carr, born in Aylesham, Kent, began his senior football career with Margate, making his debut aged 15 in a Kent Floodlight Cup game at Hastings United. He joined Luton Town as an apprentice in January 1973 (Luton paying Margate £2000 as a transfer fee) and turned professional in January 1975.[1] After 43 games, all in Division Two he joined Colin Murphy's Lincoln City for £20,500 in July 1979. Over the next three seasons he missed only one game and helped Lincoln to promotion from Division Four.

In August 1983 he moved to Torquay United, managed by Bruce Rioch, on a free transfer. He played 40 games that season before being released by new Torquay manager David Webb.

After his release he joined Maidstone United, later playing for Dover Athletic, and Folkestone Invicta before joining Thanet United in the 1987 close-season. In July 1988 he moved to Hythe Town as player-coach, taking over as player-manager in November 1989. He later played for Sittingbourne before finishing his career back at Margate in the 1992–93 season.

Carr died from cancer in June 2005, at the age of 48.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "David Carr". Hatter's Heritage. Luton Town FC. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Dave Carr". Margate Football Club History. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Lincoln defender Carr mourned". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  • Dave Carr at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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