| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Peter Ryan [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1957 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Failsworth, Oldham, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1974 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1976 | → Port Vale (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Southport | 23 | (0) |
| 1977–1990 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1990 | Hyde United | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Chorley | ||
| Total | 25 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Peter Ryan (born 5 January 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the English Football League for Port Vale in 1976, on loan from Manchester United. He later played non-League football for Southport, Northwich Victoria, Hyde United and Chorley.
Ryan started his career with Manchester United, [1] He initially signed schoolboy forms in July 1971 and apprentice forms in July 1973, before turning professional in July 1974. [4] Whilst with the "Red Devils" he was sent on loan to Port Vale in January 1976, as cover for John Connaughton. [1] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat by Swindon Town at the County Ground on 17 January, but returned to Old Trafford later that month. [1] Ryan was never handed his competitive debut by Tommy Docherty and later left United to play for Southport. He made his Southport debut under Allan Brown against Workington on 5 March 1976, the first of 14 Fourth Division appearances in what remained of the 1975–76 season. He featured a further nine times in the 1976–77 campaign, his last game coming against Watford on 29 January 1977. [5] He later joined Northwich Victoria. He played for Northwich in the 1984 FA Trophy final victory over Bangor City. [6] He made one Northern Premier League Premier Division appearance for Hyde United on 28 March 1990, in a 4–2 victory over Shepshed Charterhouse at Ewen Fields. [7] He later played for Chorley.
Ryan worked as the head goalkeeper coach at the Manchester United Academy and served as Head of Football & Community Development from 1992 to 2013. He also did charity work on behalf of Manchester United. [8] He later worked for the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). [9] He was the landlord of The Witch in Lindfield, Lancashire. [10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 1974–75 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale (loan) | 1975–76 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southport | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1976–77 | Fourth Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Hyde United | 1989–90 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Northwich Victoria
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link){{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)