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David Sadler (footballer)

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David Sadler
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-02-05) 5 February 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Yalding, Kent, England
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Forward
Youth career
000?–1963 Maidstone United
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1973 Manchester United 272 (22)
1973 → Miami Toros (loan) 1 (0)
1973–1977 Preston North End 105 (3)
Total 378 (25)
International career
1962–? England Amateur ? (?)
1967–1970 England 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Sadler (born 5 February 1946 in Yalding, Kent, England) is an English former footballer. He was a skilful central defender who could also play usefully in midfield or even as a forward. He is currently secretary of the Manchester United Former Players' Association.

Sadler started his career with Maidstone United, but signed a professional contract with Manchester United in 1963, helping the club win the 1965 and 1967 First Division Football League championships as well as the 1968 European Cup. He left United in 1974 after scoring 27 goals for the club to join Preston North End, who were being managed by Sadler's former teammate Bobby Charlton.

He made 121 appearances (including one as substitute) for the Deepdale club and scored four goals before retiring due to injury in 1977, by which time Charlton had resigned as manager.

Sadler was capped four times for England.

Post-football career

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Sadler became a manager for a building society in Hale, Greater Manchester. He also became involved with Charlton in corporate hospitality.[1]

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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Club Season First Division FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United[2] 1963–64 19 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 5
1964–65 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
1965–66 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4
1966–67 36 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 5
1967–68 41 3 2 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 52 6
1968–69 29 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 37 0
1969–70 40 2 9 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 57 3
1970–71 32 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
1971–72 37 1 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 49 2
1972–73 19 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
1973–74 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 272 22 23 1 22 1 16 3 2 0 335 27

International statistics

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National team Year Apps Goals
England[3] 1967 2 0
1970 2 0
Career total 4 0

References

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  1. ^ Where are they now...from Stepney to Bestie, The Independent, 22 May 1999
  2. ^ "THE WEBSITE OF DREAMS". stretfordend.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "David Sadler". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018. Edit this at Wikidata


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