David Eyres

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David Eyres
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-02-26) 26 February 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Morecambe
1987–1988 Southport 29 (7)
1988–1989 Rhyl
1989–1993 Blackpool 158 (38)
1993–1997 Burnley 175 (37)
1997–2000 Preston North End 108 (19)
2000–2006 Oldham Athletic 207 (33)
2006 Hyde United 8 (2)
2006–2007 Mossley 23 (5)
2008 Hednesford Town 3 (0)
Total 711 (141)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Oldham Athletic (co-caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Eyres (born 26 February 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

A relative latecomer to the professional game,

1991–92). He also finished as the club's top league goalscorer in 1992–93
, with sixteen goals.

In the summer of 1993,

Preston North End
in 1997 for £80,000.

Eyres moved to

free transfer and signed a one-year extension to his contract the following January,[3] which would keep him at the club until June 2002. He subsequently signed two more contracts,[4][5]
which tied him to the club until 2006.

During the 2003–04 season, Eyres and teammate

John Sheridan took on joint caretaker-manager roles after Iain Dowie's departure from the Latics hotseat. Earlier in the season, Eyres fractured a bone in his foot, which put him out of action between October and December.[6]

Eyres, who was voted Oldham fans' player of the season in 2001–02,

Conference North side Hyde United in August 2006, but left the club by mutual consent two months later. On 13 October 2006, Eyres signed for Northern Premier League side Mossley
.

In May 2007, Eyres made a return to Burnley to play at Turf Moor in the testimonial of another ex-Claret, Graham Branch.

After leaving Mossley, Eyres joined the Everton academy in a bid to stay fit, even at 43 years old.

In January 2008 Eyres signed for Northern Premier League club Hednesford Town.[9] He made his debut at left-back in an away game at Eastwood Town, but only made two further appearances for the Pitmen before his registration was cancelled by the club.

Post-retirement

After retiring, Eyres became a match summariser for BBC Radio Lancashire.

Honours

Blackpool

  • 1991–92

Burnley

Preston North End

  • 1999–2000

Individual

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4
    .
  2. ^ "Old boy plans an Eyres raid" – Blackpool Gazette, 24 December 2002
  3. ^ Eyres pledges future to Latics – BBC Sport
  4. ^ Latics offer Eyres extension – BBC Sport
  5. ^ Eyres ponders Oldham offer – BBC Sport
  6. ^ Eyres forced into lay-off – BBC Sport
  7. ^ a b "Eyres Oldham disappointment". BBC Sport. 23 April 2002. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  8. ^ Veteran Eyres released by Oldham – BBC Sport
  9. ^ "Player Stats 2007–2008". pitmenweb. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  10. ISBN 978-1-85291-581-0
    .
  11. ^ "Leading Scorer, POTY & Goal Of Season". Southport Football Club. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

External links

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