34 Facts About David Stockdale

David Adam Stockdale was born on 20 September 1985 and is an English football manager and former professional player who is manager of National League North club Farsley Celtic.

David Stockdale moved to Darlington and in his second season with the club played in the play-offs.

David Stockdale signed for Premier League club Fulham for an undisclosed fee in 2008, but never became a regular, and spent several spells on loan to Football League clubs.

David Stockdale turned down a new contract with Brighton, and signed for Birmingham City in 2017.

David Stockdale has been called up to the England squad but remains uncapped.

David Stockdale worked as head of recruitment for York City before joining Blyth Spartans where he was briefly first-team manager, and joined Farsley Celtic as manager in 2025.

David Stockdale joined League Two club Darlington on a one-year contract on 1 August 2006 after impressing in a period on trial in pre-season.

David Stockdale was scouted by Premier League clubs including Birmingham City and Newcastle United before, in April 2008, Darlington accepted a bid from Fulham.

David Stockdale later picked up a shoulder injury, which led to Leicester signing Tony Warner on loan.

David Stockdale was Fulham's number two goalkeeper for the team's UEFA Europa League campaign; he was at the centre of controversy when he and the reserve goalkeepers were injured ahead of the fixture against FC Basel, but UEFA refused to allow the club to bring in the club's other senior goalkeeper, Pascal Zuberbuhler, at short notice.

David Stockdale made 21 appearances for the club as they were relegated to League One.

David Stockdale later stated that "complications" prevented such a move.

On 26 July 2011, David Stockdale signed a new four-year contract with Fulham and subsequently went out on a one-year loan to Championship club Ipswich Town.

On 22 November 2012, David Stockdale moved to Hull City on loan until 2 January 2013.

David Stockdale returned to Hull on 18 January 2013 on loan for what remained of the season, and made 19 appearances as the team earned promotion to the Premier League as Championship runners-up.

David Stockdale chose to reject Brighton's offer of a new contract and instead signed for three years with Birmingham City of the Championship.

David Stockdale said afterwards that he needed a longer deal because he did not want to disrupt his daughter's education by uprooting the family as often as had happened in the past.

David Stockdale made what the Daily Telegraph reporter dubbed a magnificent save from Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic in the final game of the season to help Birmingham avoid relegation and end their opponents' 23-match unbeaten run.

David Stockdale joined Southend United on 8 September 2018 on an initial seven-day loan, as the League One club had only one goalkeeper available.

David Stockdale played twice before returning to his parent club.

David Stockdale re-joined the club on 9 September 2020, agreeing a one-year deal.

David Stockdale was named in the EFL League Two 'Team of the Week' for his performance.

Just four days after his return from Stevenage, David Stockdale made his first competitive start for Wycombe in over a year after Allsop suffered an injury in training.

David Stockdale helped the team to keep a clean sheet on his return; as Wycombe and Millwall played out a goalless draw at The Den on 20 February 2021.

David Stockdale continued as first choice for the rest of the season, as Wycombe were relegated to League One.

David Stockdale renewed his contract in May 2021, as Allsop left the club on a free transfer.

On 15 June 2022, it was announced David Stockdale would join Sheffield Wednesday following the expiration of his contract at Wycombe.

David Stockdale made his Wednesday debut, starting against Portsmouth on 30 July 2022.

On 4 June 2023, York City confirmed that David Stockdale would be returning to the club, combining the role with head of recruitment.

David Stockdale was released by York City on 22 April 2024.

David Stockdale was included in the 25-man squad for England for the match against Denmark in February 2011 after impressing manager Fabio Capello with his calmness standing in for Schwarzer at Fulham.

David Stockdale was called up for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier with Switzerland, however he withdrew from the squad and was replaced by Robert Green.

David Stockdale joined recently relegated Northern Premier League Premier Division club Blyth Spartans on 5 August 2024 as assistant to the newly appointed manager Nolberto Solano.

David Stockdale married his fiancee Kate on 3 June 2011, missing out on a place in the England squad for the Euro 2012 qualifier with Switzerland the following day.