Dave Worthington
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Worthington | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Halifax Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–64 | Halifax Town | 37 | (8) |
| 1964–66 | Barrow | 61 | (7) |
| 1966–73 | Grimsby Town | 293 | (14) |
| 1973 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1973–76 | Southend United | 95 | (0) |
| – | Cambridge City | ? | (?) |
| Total | 491 | (29) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| – | Cambridge City | ||
| 1999 | Halifax Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David "Dave" Worthington (born 28 March 1945) is an English former professional football player and coach. Worthington, who played as a right back, made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976.
Born in Halifax, Worthington had two brothers who were also professional footballers – Bob and Frank.
His son Gary was also a professional footballer.
Worthington made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976 for Halifax Town, Barrow, Grimsby Town and Southend United. At Grimsby between 1966 and 1973, he made 293 appearances in the Football League, scoring 14 goals in the process. Worthington was part of the 1971–72 team that won the Division Four title.
Worthington later became player-manager of non-league Cambridge City. Worthington also had a brief spell as Halifax Town caretaker manager in 1999.
Worthington started scouting at Halifax Town, after they went into administration in 2002 he joined Neil Thompson at Boston United before being hired by Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers in 2003. He was hired by Chelsea in 2007 before working in Portugal and Spain for Hull's former boss Phil Brown. He then rejoined Sam Allardyce, watching matches in the Spanish and French leagues to identify potential signings for Blackburn Rovers.
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