David Atkinson (footballer)

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David Atkinson
Personal information
Full name David Atkinson[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Shildon,[1] England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
20??–2014 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2015 → Hartlepool United (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Carlisle United (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2017 Carlisle United 25 (0)
2016–2017 → Blyth Spartans (loan)
2017 Blyth Spartans
2017 ÍBV 10 (0)
2017–2018 Blyth Spartans 21 (0)
2018 ÍBV 16 (0)
2019 Blyth Spartans 9 (0)
2019–2021 Darlington 12 (0)
2021– Shildon 50 (2)
International career
2008–2009 England U16 4 (0)
2010 England U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

David Atkinson (born 27 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Northern League Division One club Shildon. He played in the Football League for Carlisle United.

Club career[edit]

Atkinson joined Middlesbrough's academy as an under-nine.[3] He was a member of the Middlesbrough under-15 squad that won the English qualifying competition for the 2007–08 Manchester United Premier Cup,[4] and took up a two-year scholarship with the club in 2009.[5] After the first twelve months, he was given his first professional contract, of four years; at that time, he was recovering from a stress fracture in his back,[4] and his progress was later disrupted by a serious knee injury.[6] He went on to captain Middlesbrough's under-21 team,[7] and in the second half of the 2013–14 season, was a regular member of the first-team squad. After eight consecutive Championship matches on the bench, Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka said that Atkinson was training well and was in his thoughts for a debut, but would not force him into a "difficult game" that might adversely affect his confidence.[8] He remained unused, and in September 2014, still without having played first-team football for Middlesbrough, joined League Two club Hartlepool United on a month's loan.[9] He lost time to a hamstring injury, the manager who signed him, Colin Cooper, resigned in the middle of his loan spell, and he made no senior appearances.[10][11]

He spent time on trial with League One club Walsall in February 2015, brought in by manager Dean Smith to check him out ahead of a possible summer signing – according to Smith, "He is someone [Middlesbrough] have thought highly of, but has not quite burst onto the first team scene as they would have liked.[12] – before signing for Carlisle United of League Two on loan on 26 March.[13] It was with Carlisle that he finally made his Football League debut, on 28 March in a 2–1 loss away to Oxford United, and he made six more appearances.[11] At the end of a 2014–15 season in which Middlesbrough's under-21s won the U21 Premier League Second Division title and added the North Riding Senior Cup, beating Guisborough Town in the final, Atkinson was not offered a new contract.[14]

On 4 June 2015, Atkinson signed a short-term deal with Carlisle United.[7] Six months later, he extended his contract until June 2017.[15]

On 1 December 2016, Atkinson joined Blyth Spartans on loan for a month.[16] The loan was initially extended, and then made permanent when Atkinson left Carlisle by mutual consent.[17] He also spent time playing in Iceland for ÍBV, with which he won the 2017 Icelandic Cup and played in the UEFA Europa League.[18][19]

Atkinson joined Darlington for the 2019–20 season,[20] but ankle ligaments damaged during pre-season restricted his appearances.[21] He left the club after the abandoned 2020–21 National League North season,[22][23] and signed for Shildon.[24]

International career[edit]

Atkinson made his debut for the England under-16 team on 28 November 2008.[25] He played the first half of the 2–0 win against Scotland that confirmed England as winners of that year's Victory Shield.[26] Although not originally selected for the Montaigu Tournament in 2009, he came into the squad after Nico Yennaris withdrew,[27] and started two of the three group matches and played the whole of the final, in which England U16 beat Germany on penalties to successfully defend their title.[25][28]

Atkinson was named in the England under-17 squad for matches against France, Ukraine and hosts Portugal at the Algarve Tournament in February 2010.[29] He played in two matches to help England finish as runners-up.[30] He was placed on standby for the England under-18s' friendly against Italy in April 2011, but was not needed.[31][32]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 4 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2013–14[33] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[11] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 2014–15[11] League Two 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2014–15[11] League Two 7 0 — — — 7 0
Carlisle United 2015–16[34] League Two 24 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
2016–17[35] League Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 32 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
Blyth Spartans 2016–17 Northern Premier League (NPL)
Premier Division
ÍBV 2017[19] Úrvalsdeild 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Blyth Spartans 2017–18[2] National League North 21 0 — 21 0
ÍBV 2018[19][2] Úrvalsdeild 16 0 1 0 — 2[b] 0 19 0
Blyth Spartans 2018–19[2] National League North 9 0 — 9 0
Darlington 2019–20[2] National League North 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
2020–21[2][36] National League North 5 0 3 0 — 0 0 8 0
Total 12 0 3 0 — 0 0 15 0
Shildon 2021–22[37] NPL East Division 29 1 3 1 — 4[c] 0 36 2
2022–23[38] NPL Division One East 21 1 2 0 — 2[d] 0 26 1
Total 50 2 5 1 — 6 0 61 3
Career total 150 2 15 1 2 0 8 0 175 3
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Durham Challenge Cup, one in Northern Premier League play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Durham Challenge Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "David Atkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "D. Atkinson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Future's bright for new recruits". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Boro sign up six teens". Teesside Live. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "West Ham step up chase for Boro defender Bates". Teesside Live. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "David Atkinson". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b Taylor, Jonathon (4 June 2015). "David Atkinson signs for Carlisle United after being released by Boro". Teesside Live. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Aitor Karanka: No rush for David Atkinson's Middlesbrough debut". BBC Sport. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. ^ Taylor, Jonathon (25 September 2014). "Boro Under-21s captain David Atkinson joins Hartlepool United on loan". Teesside Live. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Caretaker duo to ring changes". ESPN. PA Sport. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Games played by David Atkinson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Walsall trio declared fit for Bradford trip". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Carlisle United sign David Atkinson and Jeffrey Monakana". BBC Sport. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  14. ^ Taylor, Jonathon (27 May 2015). "Five players who could be released by Boro this summer". Teesside Live. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Contracts: Defender signs contract extension". Carlisle United F.C. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  16. ^ Maxwell, Glen (1 December 2016). "Arrival: Spartans secure Atkinson loan deal". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Defender moves on by mutual consent". Carlisle United F.C. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  18. ^ "David Atkinson: Europa League football was a big factor in my return to Iceland". English Players Abroad. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  19. ^ a b c "Leikmaður: David Atkinson" [Player: David Atkinson] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  20. ^ Simpson, Ray (5 June 2019). "David Atkinson: a move to Darlington is perfect for me". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  21. ^ Stoddart, Craig (31 January 2020). "Darlington's Atkinson relieved to be back in action". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  22. ^ "National League North and South clubs vote to null and void season but National League to continue". Sky Sports. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  23. ^ Simpson, Ray (4 May 2021). "Luke Charman agrees extension to his current contract". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  24. ^ "David Atkinson joins the Railwaymen". Shildon A.F.C. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Match results under 17: 1982–2010". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  26. ^ Lavery, Glenn (1 December 2008). "Fans come out in force". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009.
  27. ^ "England U16 Squad". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009.
  28. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 April 2009). "England retain Montaigu title". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009.
  29. ^ "Boro duo on England duty in Algarve". League Football Education. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  30. ^ "Match results under 17: 1982–2010". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  31. ^ Fraser, Paul (29 March 2011). "McDonald believes Boro are on the up". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  32. ^ "Match results under 18: 2010–2020". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  33. ^ "Games played by David Atkinson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  34. ^ "Games played by David Atkinson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  35. ^ "Games played by David Atkinson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  36. ^ For FA Cup 2nd qualifying round: Simpson, Ray (3 October 2020). "Quakers win penalty shootout to go through in Cup". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  37. ^ "Shildon – Appearances – David Atkinson – 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  38. ^ "Shildon – Appearances – David Atkinson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

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