David Wetherall
David Wetherall (born 14 March 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who is an academy strategic advisor at Huddersfield Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Wetherall | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1999 | Leeds United | 202 | (12) |
| 1999–2008 | Bradford City | 304 | (18) |
| Total | 506 | (30) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Bradford City (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2007 | Bradford City (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he was a central defender, he played most of his career in the Premier League for Leeds United and Bradford City. He started his playing career with Sheffield Wednesday but having failed to make an appearance, he transferred to Leeds and made more than 200 appearances. After this he joined Bradford City for a then club-record fee of £1.4 million and played every minute of every match in his first season for the club and scored the decisive goal which kept the club in the premier league on the final day of the season. Wetherall became the team captain, later finishing his playing career at the end of the 2007–08 season.
He had two spells as caretaker manager of Bradford City, and was an integral part of club's coaching setup following his retirement as a player. He left Bradford in June 2011 after 12 years with the club to take up a position with the Football League. He was inducted into Show Racism The Red Card's hall of fame for his involvement in their anti-racism campaign.