David Healy

David Healy (born 5 August 1979) is a Northern Irish retired football player.

David Healy
David Healy (footballer).jpg
Healy as a Fulham player in 2007
Personal information
Full nameDavid Jonathan Healy[1]
Date of birth5 August 1979
     (aged 46)
[2]
Place of birthKillyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland[3]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Linfield (manager)
Youth career
1995–1999Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2001Manchester United1(0)
2000Port Vale (loan)16(3)
2000–2001Preston North End (loan)2(1)
2001–2004Preston North End137(44)
2003Norwich City (loan)5(1)
2003Norwich City (loan)8(1)
2004–2007Leeds United111(29)
2007–2008Fulham30(4)
2008–2011Sunderland13(1)
2010Ipswich Town (loan)12(1)
2010–2011Doncaster Rovers (loan)8(2)
2011–2012Rangers19(4)
2012–2013Bury16(1)
Total378(92)
National team
1993–1994Northern Ireland U1510(6)
1994–1995Northern Ireland U162(1)
1995–1997Northern Ireland U185(2)
1998–1999Northern Ireland U218(4)
1999Northern Ireland B1(0)
2000–2013Northern Ireland95(36)
Teams managed
2015–Linfield
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1999–2000[6] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2000–01[7] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Port Vale (loan) 1999–2000[6] First Division 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Preston North End 2000–01[7] First Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2000–01[7] First Division 21 8 1 0 0 0 3[a] 1 25 9
2001–02[8] First Division 44 10 3 0 2 0 0 0 49 10
2002–03[9] First Division 22 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 27 5
2003–04[10] First Division 38 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 42 15
2004–05[11] Championship 11 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 5
Total 137 44 8 0 8 0 0 0 156 45
Norwich City (loan) 2002–03[9] First Division 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
Leeds United 2004–05[11] Championship 28 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 7
2005–06[12] Championship 42 12 2 2 2 0 2[a] 0 48 14
2006–07[13] Championship 41 10 1 0 2 0 0 0 44 10
Total 111 29 4 2 4 0 0 0 121 31
Fulham 2007–08[14] Premier League 30 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 34 6
Sunderland 2008–09[15] Premier League 10 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 14 3
2009–10[16] Premier League 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Total 13 1 4 1 4 1 0 0 21 3
Ipswich Town (loan) 2009–10[16] Championship 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2010–11[17] Championship 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Rangers 2010–11[17] SPL 8 1 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 10 1
2011–12[18] SPL 11 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 4
Total 19 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 5
Bury 2012–13[19] League One 16 1 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 19 1
Career total 377 91 21 5 21 2 4 0 428 99
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearance/s in play-offs
  2. Appearance/s in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance/s in Football League Trophy

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2000 7 5
2001 8 3
2002 6 0
2003 8 0
2004 10 8
2005 9 3
2006 6 5
2007 8 9
2008 8 2
2009 9 0
2010 5 0
2011 7 0
2012 3 1
2013 1 0
Total 95 36

Managerial

As of match played 11 November 2023
Team From To Record
G W D L F A GD Win %
Linfield 14 October 2015 present 421 266 66 89 875 389 +486 63.18
Total 421 266 66 89 875 389 +486 63.18

Honours

As a player

Rangers

Individual

As a manager

Linfield

Individual

References

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  2. "David Healy - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. David Healy. Soccerbase. https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=18122. Retrieved 27 November 2007. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Games played by David Healy in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Games played by David Healy in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  8. "Games played by David Healy in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Games played by David Healy in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  10. "Games played by David Healy in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Games played by David Healy in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  12. "Games played by David Healy in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  13. "Games played by David Healy in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  14. "Games played by David Healy in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  15. "Games played by David Healy in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Games played by David Healy in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  17. 17.0 17.1 "Games played by David Healy in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  18. "Games played by David Healy in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  19. "Games played by David Healy in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  20. David Healy at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. "Dunlop and Best are honoured". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 5 December 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1055790.stm. Retrieved 17 April 2020. 
  22. Mills, Alex (6 May 2017). "Irish Cup Final: Linfield 3 Coleraine 0 - Rampant Andy Waterworth seals win with hat-trick - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk" (in en). Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-cup-final-linfield-3-coleraine-0-rampant-andy-waterworth-seals-win-with-hattrick-35686396.html. Retrieved 12 May 2017. 
  23. 23.0 23.1 "NI Football Awards: Linfield defender Callacher named player of the year". BBC Sport. 13 May 2019. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48257275. Retrieved 16 May 2019. 
  24. Crossan, Brendan (27 June 2020). "We earned the right to be crowned champions: Linfield boss David Healy" (in en). The Irish News. https://www.irishnews.com/sport/footballsoccer/2020/06/27/news/we-earned-the-right-to-be-crowned-champions-linfield-boss-david-healy-1987474/. Retrieved 2 July 2020. 
  25. 25.0 25.1 Irish Premiership: 'I don't want to outstay my welcome' - Healy after Linfield win title. 30 May 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57290634. Retrieved 31 May 2021. 
  26. "'I've never quite won the supporters over' - Healy". BBC Sport. 1 May 2022. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/61287560. Retrieved 1 May 2022. 
  27. "LINFIELD - BETMCLEAN LEAGUE CUP WINNERS 2018/19!". www.nifootballleague.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  28. "2023-03-12 - Linfield v Coleraine". NI Football League. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  29. "County Antrim Shield final: Crusaders 1-3 Linfield". BBC Sport. 7 February 2017. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38884883. Retrieved 11 February 2017. 
  30. "Coleraine 1-3 Linfield: Blues come back to win first silverware of the season" (in en-GB). BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235 . https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/coleraine-13-linfield-blues-come-back-to-win-first-silverware-of-the-season-36003121.html. Retrieved 12 October 2019.