David Worrall is a versatile, aggressive player who can play wide right or in central midfield.
34 Facts About David Worrall
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David Worrall was named as League Two Player of the Month for November 2014 and helped Southend to secure promotion out of League Two via the play-offs in 2015.
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David Worrall joined Millwall in June 2016 and helped the club to secure promotion out of League One in 2017.
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David Worrall helped the club to win promotion out of League Two via the play-offs in 2022.
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David Worrall agreed a deal with Barrow in May 2023.
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On 22 August 2008, David Worrall joined John Coleman's League Two side Accrington Stanley on a one-month loan.
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David Worrall played a total of five games for the club before he was forced to return to West Brom for a hernia operation.
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On 24 February 2009, David Worrall joined fellow West Brom teammate, Luke Daniels, on an initial one-month loan at Shrewsbury Town; manager Paul Simpson said that "there is no guarantee that he will go straight into the side [but] he's an enthusiastic, fit footballer who has good technical ability and I just feel that we need a little burst of enthusiasm and some legs in there who will make a difference for us".
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Shrewsbury qualified for the play-offs after finishing in seventh-place, and David Worrall helped them to overcome former club Bury in the semi-finals to face Gillingham at Wembley Stadium.
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On 6 August 2009, David Worrall rejoined League Two club Bury on loan.
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David Worrall was named Bury's Young Player of the Year and said that though he enjoyed his new position on the wings, he hoped to return to central midfield later in his career after gaining more experience and match awareness.
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David Worrall remained a first-team regular in League One despite short spells of injury and illness.
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David Worrall was voted the club's Player of the Season, and dedicated the award to central midfielders Steven Schumacher and Peter Sweeney.
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On 20 June 2013, David Worrall joined newly promoted League One side Rotherham United on a two-year deal with the option of a third year; the transfer fee was undisclosed, but was reported to be a six-figure sum.
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David Worrall made 18 appearances for Oldham as the club posted a 15th-place finish, whilst parent club Rotherham secured promotion with a penalty shoot-out victory over Leyton Orient in the play-off final.
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On 23 July 2014, David Worrall returned to League Two by signing a two-year contract with Southend United after his contract at the New York Stadium was cancelled by mutual consent.
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Southend ended up finishing in fifth-place, though David Worrall said the play-off games would help him to move on following his son's death.
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The "Shrimpers" secured promotion after beating Wycombe Wanderers on penalties in the play-off final; David Worrall started the game but was substituted in extra time.
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David Worrall was linked with a return to Bury in January 2016, and a swap deal with Danny Mayor was discussed.
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On 15 June 2016, David Worrall signed a two-year contract with Millwall, with the option of a further 12 months.
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On 24 August 2017, David Worrall signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two side Port Vale.
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However, David Worrall stated that it was "a nowhere-near-good-enough season" and "as a team and a squad we were nowhere near it".
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David Worrall was sometimes made to train with the youth team.
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David Worrall agreed a new contract in May 2019, ahead of offers from other clubs.
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David Worrall signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract the following month.
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David Worrall won Port Vale's Player of the Year award, as well as the Supporter's Club award, the Away Travel Player of the Year award, and a joint Player's Player of the Year award.
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David Worrall was named as Official Away Travel Player of the Year at the club's end of season awards.
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David Worrall was named on the League Two Team of the Season at the EFL's end-of-season awards.
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David Worrall was named on the League Two Team of the Season at the EFL Awards.
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David Worrall underwent "lengthy conversations" with the club over a new contract, before his departure was announced in May 2023; David Flitcroft, the club's director of football, stated that the club offered a one-year contract but Worrall had found the security of a two-year deal elsewhere.
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On 18 May 2023, League Two side Barrow announced that David Worrall would join the club on a two-year deal on 1 July, becoming manager Pete Wild's first signing of the summer.
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David Worrall scored one goal in seven games for the Nash.
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On 25 February 2025, David Worrall returned to the National League North on a month-long loan at Kidderminster Harriers.
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David Worrall is an attacking midfielder, able to play wide right, as a creative central midfielder, on the right-wing or at right wing-back.