Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Anthony Lucas | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
Number | 1 | ||
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 29 December 2008 (UTC) |
David Anthony Lucas (born 23 November 1977) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Swindon Town.
Career
Preston North End
As a young goalkeeper, Lucas started his career at Preston North End. He went on to spend nearly ten years as a professional at the Lancashire club, punctuated by loan appearances for Darlington and Scunthorpe. Lucas won England Under 20 and Under 21 honours whilst at Preston.
Sheffield Wednesday
Lucas' had another spell at Sheffield Wednesday, having signed a permanent deal with the Yorkshire side in the summer of 2004 after impressing during two loan spells the previous season. During Wednesday's promotion season of 2004-05, Lucas made 41 appearances for the Owls and totalled 15 clean sheets despite twice having to battle against injuries.
Lucas started the first 18 matches of Sheffield Wednesday's 2005-06 campaign before a knee injury again ruled him out until January. His comeback was short-lived and Lucas was injured again against Millwall on 4 February 2006 after playing only two full games; the new injury again ruled him out until January 2007.
Lucas announced that he would not be renewing his contract with Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2005-06 season, although he continued to receive treatment at the Owls training ground whilst he was recovering from his knee injury.[1]
Barnsley
He subsequently joined South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley on a free transfer in January 2007[2] but only made three appearances for them.
During Lucas' first game for Barnsley he came out around to punch clear a ball and clashed heads with the Derby player, Giles Barnes. Barnes picked himself up instantly, however Lucas did not. The Barnsley physio and both of Derby's physios came on to the field along with two St. John Ambulance members, and the team's doctor. He was taken off the field in a head-brace. He was then taken to hospital, and regained consciousness in the ambulance. He was advised by the doctor to rest for a minimum of eight days after sustaining concussion.
Leeds United
He signed for Leeds United in September 2007 on a short term contract,[3] making his debut in the Football League Trophy 2nd Round against Darlington.
After spending much of the 2007-08 season warming the bench he began to establish himself as the first choice goalkeeper at Elland Road clearly impressing McAllister with a series of commanding displays continuing into the following season where he made a number of appearances before being dropped in December, subsequently only appearing as an unused substitute.
Lucas was released in May 2009.[4]
Swindon Town
He signed for Swindon Town in June 2009 on a two-year contract.[5][6] When the squad numbers for the forthcoming season were released, Lucas was assigned the number 1 jersey with previous incumbent Phil Smith being relegated to the number 12.[7]
Honours
Sheffield Wednesday
References
- ^ "Keeper Lucas to quit Hillsborough". BBC Sport. 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Barnsley snap up Lucas and McCann". BBC Sport. 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Lucas earns Leeds deal". BBC Sport. 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Douglas and Lucas to leave Leeds". BBC Sport. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Swindon bring in goalkeeper Lucas". BBC Sport. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "TOWN ANNOUNCE LUCAS CAPTURE". swindontownfc.co.uk. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "SQUAD NUMBERS CONFIRMED". swindontownfc.co.uk. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
External links
- David Lucas at Soccerbase
- David Lucas - Swindon Town No.1