David Worrell (born 12 January 1978) is an Irish footballer who played as a right back. Born in Dublin, he played in the Scottish Premier League for Dundee United, and the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Rotherham United.
Club career
Worrell signed for Blackburn from Shelbourne in January 1995 but had not made a first team appearance before he moved to Dundee United in March 1999. The right back made nineteen league appearances for the Scottish club before moving to Plymouth Argyle and went on to make over 150 league and cup appearances for the Home Park club during a successful spell in which they gained promotion twice. In May 2005, Worrell’s contract was not renewed[2] and he subsequently signed for Rotherham in July. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Worrell was released following Rotherham’s relegation from League One, before Dundee announced his signature.[3] In June 2008, Worrell left Dens Park to sign for Montrose, having decided to combine part-time football with another career.[4] He played his last match for Montrose on 6 December 2008, and was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma twelve days later.[5]
International career
Worrell was part of the Ireland side who finished third in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, featuring in all six matches, and has been capped eighteen times by Republic of Ireland under-21, also captaining the side. In addition, he played once for the Republic of Ireland B team in February 1998 featuring alongside future internationals such as Damien Duff, Richard Dunne and Robbie Keane.[6]
After football
He trained as a financial advisor whilst playing part-time football, and moved back to Ireland following his retirement as a player.[7] He worked as a financial consultant for Paul Kerr Associates, a company set up by Paul Kerr in 2002 to offer financial advice to professional footballers.[8] As of 2017, he was working for Conexim, a financial services company, in Dublin.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 1998–99[9] | Scottish Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999–2000[10] | Scottish Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2000–01[11] | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02[12] | Third Division | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2002–03[13] | Second Division | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[14] | Second Division | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2004–05[15] | Championship | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 147 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2005–06[16] | League One | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 2006–07[17] | League One | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Dundee | 2007–08[18] | Scottish First Division | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Montrose | 2008–09[19] | Scottish Third Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 281 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 317 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, Football League Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
- Plymouth Argyle
- Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ David Worrell at WorldFootball.net
- ^ “Worrell is released by Plymouth”. BBC Sport. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ^ “United trio set for summer surgery”. The Courier. Dundee. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ “Experienced duo join Montrose”. The Courier. Dundee. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008.
- ^ “Football helping Worrell to win his biggest battle of all”. Irish Independent. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “The only green shared by Blackburn boys is Irish strip”. Irish Examiner. 21 February 1998. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ^ a b Whooley, Declan (6 December 2017). “What became of the Class of ’97?”. rte.ie. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Paul Kerr Associates Team”. Paul Kerr Associates. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 1998/1999”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 1999/2000”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2000/2001”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2001/2002”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2002/2003”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2003/2004”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2004/2005”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2005/2006”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2006/2007”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2007/2008”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ^ “Games played by David Worrell in 2008/2009”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
External links
- David Worrell at Soccerbase