David Seal

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David Seal
Personal information
Full name David Seal
Date of birth (1972-01-26) 26 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Sydney United 31 (18)
1990–1992 Marconi Fairfield 47 (28)
1992–1993 Sydney Olympic 23 (10)
1993–1994
Eendracht Aalst
 0 (0)
1994–1997 Bristol City 51 (10)
1997–1999 Northampton Town 46 (13)
1999–2000
Northern Spirit
 20 (9)
2000–2006 Mangotsfield United 236 (166)
2006 Yate Town
2006–2007 Mangotsfield United 10 (4)
2007 Bitton 2 (1)
2008–2010 Melksham Town 23 (3)
International career‡
1990–1991
Australia U-20
 6 (3)
1991–1992
Australia U-23
 5 (0)
Managerial career
2017-2018
Mangotsfield United
(Assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2008

David Seal (born 26 January 1972) is a former Australian soccer player. He played as a striker.

Career

Seal started his career in the old

1990–91 season with Marconi Fairfield scoring 19 goals.[2]

He moved to Europe in 1993, joining

Eendracht Aalst in Belgium. He had a trial with Norwich City while at Eendracht but no contract was offered. In October 1994 he moved to England, joining Bristol City for a fee of £80,000. He moved to Northampton Town on loan
in August 1997, scoring four times in six league games during his loan spell. Such was his form that the move was made permanent, Seal costing the Cobblers £90,000, on 12 September 1997.

Seal finished his first season with Northampton as their leading goalscoring, with 14 goals in league and cup games. He was also the leading goalscorer for their reserve side with 12 goals in 10 games. He remained with Northampton until May 1999 when he was released after Northampton's relegation to

Division Three
.

He returned to Australia to play for

1999–2000 NSL season where he scored 9 goals in 20 appearances.[3] However, after just one season Seal returned to England, where he joined Mangotsfield United in July 2000. In the 2001–02 season, he scored 11 goals in the FA Cup for Mangotsfield, earning him an award as the FA Cup's leading goalscorer.[4] Seal scored 166 goals in 236 appearances for Mangotsfield, before joining local rivals Yate Town in July 2006.[5]

Seal's stay with Yate lasted only four months, returning to Mangotsfield United in December 2006.[6] However, his return to Mangotsfield was a short one as in March 2007, he joined Western Football League Premier Division side Bitton where he only made two appearances.[citation needed]

In September 2008, Seal joined Western Football League Premier Division side Melksham Town as part of the coaching staff and as a player.[7]

International career

Seal represented the

Australian U23
team which finished fourth, playing in five games.

Honours

Mangotsfield United

Personal honours

  • Mangotsfield United
    - 11 goals
  • Sydney United
    – 15 goals
  • NSL top scorer:
    Marconi Fairfield
    – 19 goals

References

  1. ^ Howe, Andrew. "1989/90 NSL Top Goalscorers". www.ozfootball.net. OzFootball. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ How, Andrew. "1990/91 NSL Top Goalscorers". www.ozfootball.net. OzFootball. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Northern Spirit Playing Roster 1999/00". www.ozfootball.net. OzFootball. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ Whitney, Steve. "They Have Played for Your Club….Mangotsfield United - The Southern League". southern-football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ Seal's off Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Seal comes back 'home' Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Melksham Snap Up Former Bristol City Star (from This Is Wiltshire)

External links

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