David Mirfin
Encyclopedia
David Matthew Mirfin is an English
footballer who plays as a centre back for Football League Championship
club Watford
.
season and made an immediate impression, helping the team keep 16 clean sheets out of the 25 matches he appeared in that season and also scoring three goals as a part-time emergency striker.
On 5 May 2007, Mirfin was voted the Player's Player of the Year, the Away Supporters' Top Performer and the Fans' Player of the Year. He beat third place Michael Collins and second place Gary Taylor-Fletcher
to the award. He also collected the Young Terriers Award and the Huddersfield Examiner
Majority Man of the Match for the whole season.
During the 2007–08 season
, Mirfin's chances seemed to be limited following a poor defensive partnership between him and Nathan Clarke
, but following the arrival of Robert Page
and the departure of manager Andy Ritchie, Mirfin found himself in a three-man central defence partnership with Page and Clarke, which after five games have kept four clean sheets.
Mirfin left Huddersfield at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, following the arrival of Andy Butler
and Chris Lucketti
, to the dismay of most Huddersfield fans, who considered him a better player than his frequent central-defensive partner Clarke.
seemed to be limited and on 11 August 2008, he joined League One rivals Scunthorpe United
for a deal worth a minimum of £
150,000. He made his debut on 16 August at Walsall
, but his debut lasted just 10 minutes, after he was sent off for a professional foul
. His first goal for his new club came in the Football League Trophy
, an injury time winner against Rochdale
, which put Scunthorpe into the area semi-finals. Mirfin left the club in May 2011 when his contract expired.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who plays as a centre back for Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
.
Huddersfield Town
Mirfin graduated from the Academy in the 2003–042003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
season and made an immediate impression, helping the team keep 16 clean sheets out of the 25 matches he appeared in that season and also scoring three goals as a part-time emergency striker.
On 5 May 2007, Mirfin was voted the Player's Player of the Year, the Away Supporters' Top Performer and the Fans' Player of the Year. He beat third place Michael Collins and second place Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher is an English footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward...
to the award. He also collected the Young Terriers Award and the Huddersfield Examiner
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
The Huddersfield Daily Examiner is an English local daily evening newspaper covering Huddersfield and its surrounding areas. The first edition was published, as a weekly, on September 6, 1851, as the Huddersfield & Holmfirth Examiner and the newspaper has been published on a daily basis since...
Majority Man of the Match for the whole season.
During the 2007–08 season
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
, Mirfin's chances seemed to be limited following a poor defensive partnership between him and Nathan Clarke
Nathan Clarke
Nathan Clarke is a professional footballer who currently plays in central defence for Macclesfield Town on loan from Huddersfield Town in Football League One in England.-Playing career:...
, but following the arrival of Robert Page
Robert Page (footballer)
Robert Page is a Welsh former international football defender, who is now a youth team coach at Port Vale. In an eighteen year career in the Premier League and the Football League he made 475 league appearances for six different clubs...
and the departure of manager Andy Ritchie, Mirfin found himself in a three-man central defence partnership with Page and Clarke, which after five games have kept four clean sheets.
Mirfin left Huddersfield at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, following the arrival of Andy Butler
Andy Butler
Andrew Peter "Andy" Butler is an English professional footballer currently playing for Football League One side Walsall. He is a left-footed central defender.-Scunthorpe United:...
and Chris Lucketti
Chris Lucketti
Christopher James "Chris" Lucketti is an English footballer, who plays as a central defender. He is now a coach for the Preston North End youth team after leaving Huddersfield Town on 17 May 2010....
, to the dismay of most Huddersfield fans, who considered him a better player than his frequent central-defensive partner Clarke.
Scunthorpe United
Following the summer signings of Andy Butler and Chris Lucketti, Mirfin's chances of first-team football at the Galpharm StadiumGalpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
seemed to be limited and on 11 August 2008, he joined League One rivals Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
for a deal worth a minimum of £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
150,000. He made his debut on 16 August at Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
, but his debut lasted just 10 minutes, after he was sent off for a professional foul
Professional foul
In sports, a professional foul is a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent's scoring.-Association football:The concept gained notoriety in association football after an infamous incident in the 1980 FA Cup Final when Willie Young of Arsenal committed a deliberate foul on Paul...
. His first goal for his new club came in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
, an injury time winner against Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
, which put Scunthorpe into the area semi-finals. Mirfin left the club in May 2011 when his contract expired.
External links
- David Mirfin player profile at htafc.com