David Fitzsimmons: Man United right-half Profile & Stats
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David Fitzsimmons

Position: right-half

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 17 13 3 1 52 18 +34 76.47
A 14 2 1 11 15 38 -23 14.29
TOTALS 31 15 4 12 67 56 +11 48.39

Name: David Fitzsimmons
Birthdate: 14-02-1875
Age: 151
Birthplace: Annbank, Ayrshire, Scotland
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1895-1896, 1899-1900
Signing Info: Transferred from: Annbank, 07/1895, £. 2nd Spell, Transferred from: Wigan County, 08/1889, £
Previous Clubs: Annbank, Fairfield FC, Wigan County
Debut: 07/09/1895 v Crewe Alexandra (Bank Street) 5-1 (League Division Two)
Farewell: 1st Farewell Transferred to Fairfield FC, 05/1896, £, Final Farewell Transferred to ?, 01/1900, £
Passed Away: 1931

Biography

Despite a fairly mediocre career, David Fitzsimmons could claim a couple of notches on his bedpost: he and his older brother, Tommy, were the first siblings to play league football for Manchester United, and he himself was only the second player ever (after Joe Cassidy) to have two separate spells with the club in the Football League era.

Much like Tommy, David came to Newton Heath from Annbank in Ayrshire where he had played in the early part of the 1890s. He was a sturdy right-half who never shied from putting in the effort. His debut came on September 7th, 1895, as Crewe were crushed 5-0, and he actually missed a mere three league outings in 1895-96. David even found his scoring touch twice in the local competitions.

Newton Heath's financial struggles forced David's release in the 1896 close season, with Fairfield picking him up. Tommy was a teammate at the time and the brothers eventually left together in October 1897 when Fairfield dropped out of the Lancashire League. Chorley was their next home until August 1898. That was when they took their double act to Wigan County and assisted them to win their first ever trophy: the Rawcliffe Charity Cup in 1899.

Ironically, Newton Heath's continuing financial strife now meant the best they could do was re-sign the younger Fitzsimmons, David returning to Bank Street "on the heavy side". Unfortunately, he was only used in four first-team matches throughout 1899-00, a mere two of which were in the league. David's last outing was a friendly versus Manchester City on New Year's Day 1900 in which he scored, but he soon disappeared altogether from first class football.

He later reappeared in Annbank's first team from 1902-03 to 1904-05 with another brother, Daniel. David Fitzsimmons is one of the few sets of brothers to play for Heath or United, David's brother is Thomas Fitzsimmons. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1895-1896 0 26 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
2. 1899-1900 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 0 28 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Crewe Alexandra 2 0
2. Loughborough Town 2 0
3. Burton Swifts 2 0
4. Arsenal 2 0
5. Lincoln City 2 0
6. Notts County 2 0
7. Darwen 2 0
8. Grimsby Town 2 0
9. Leicester City 2 0
10. Derby County 2 0
11. Burton Wanderers 2 0
12. Port Vale 2 0
13. Newcastle United 1 0
14. Liverpool 1 0
15. Manchester City 1 0
16. Rotherham United 1 0
17. Kettering Town 1 0
18. Gainsborough Trinity 1 0
19. New Brighton Tower 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Hall, J G 2
2. Loughborough Town Committee 2
3. Burton Swifts Committee 2
4. Hollis, Sam 2
5. Harris, Tom 2
6. Darwen Committee 2
7. ? 2
8. Jackson, Henry 2
9. Derby County Committee 2
10. Burton Wanderers Committee 2
11. Hood, Enoch 2
12. Watt, Frank 1
13. McKenna, John 1
14. Strawson, John 1
15. Omerod, Sam 1
16. Rotherham United Committee 1
17. Kettering Town Committee 1
18. Martin, Alf 1
19. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 1
20. New Brighton Tower Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 31
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 17
2. Abbey Park 1
3. Barley Bank 1
4. Baseball Ground 1
5. Cobridge Stadium 1
6. Derby Turn 1
7. Filbert Street 1
8. Gresty Road 1
9. Hyde Road 1
10. Manor Field 1
11. Peel Croft 1
12. Sincil Bank 1
13. St James Park, Newcastle 1
14. The Athletic Ground 1
15. Trent Bridge 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 28
2. FA Cup 3
No Opponent Count
1. Crewe Alexandra 2
2. Loughborough Town 2
3. Burton Swifts 2
4. Arsenal 2
5. Lincoln City 2
6. Notts County 2
7. Darwen 2
8. Grimsby Town 2
9. Leicester City 2
10. Derby County 2
11. Burton Wanderers 2
12. Port Vale 2
13. Newcastle United 1
14. Liverpool 1
15. Manchester City 1
16. Rotherham United 1
17. Kettering Town 1
18. Gainsborough Trinity 1
19. New Brighton Tower 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 31
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 07-09-1895 Div 2 Crewe Alexandra W 5-0 H 0 William Kennedy ??', Joe Cassidy ??', 73?', John Aitken ??', Richard Smith ??'
2. 14-09-1895 Div 2 Loughborough Town D 3-3 A 0 James McNaught 15', Joe Cassidy 80', 85' Thomas Cotterill 5', ??', Joseph Clark 43'
3. 21-09-1895 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 5-0 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', 44', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', William Kennedy ??'
4. 28-09-1895 Div 2 Crewe Alexandra W 2-0 A 0 Richard Smith ??', ??'
5. 26-10-1895 Div 2 Newcastle United L 1-2 A 0 William Kennedy ??' George Perrins 15' (o.g.), Willie Wardrope 85'
6. 02-11-1895 Div 2 Liverpool W 5-2 H 0 James Peters 15', ??, ??, Richard Smith 60', John Clarkin ??' Frank Becton 4', Jimmy Ross 10'
7. 09-11-1895 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-2 A 0 Joe Cassidy 47' Charlie Hare ??', James Boyle ??'
8. 16-11-1895 Div 2 Lincoln City D 5-5 H 0 John Clarkin ??', ??', James Peters ??', Joe Cassidy ??', James Collinson ??' Alec Smith ??', ??', Jimmy Burke ??', Jimmy Frettingham ??', William Gillespie ??'
9. 23-11-1895 Div 2 Notts County W 2-0 A 0 William Kennedy ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
10. 30-11-1895 Div 2 Arsenal W 5-1 H 0 Walter Cartwright ??', ??', John Clarkin ??', William Kennedy ??', James Peters ??' Charlie Hare ??'
11. 07-12-1895 Div 2 Manchester City L 1-2 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??' Robert Hill 4', *Billy Meredith ??', Robert Hill ??'
12. 14-12-1895 Div 2 Notts County W 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Bob Donaldson ??', John Clarkin ??'
13. 21-12-1895 Div 2 Darwen L 0-3 A 0 B.Watson 12', ??', Henry Tyrer ??'
14. 01-01-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 3-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??' (pen), ??', ??' Thomas McCairns ??', Henry Fletcher ??'
15. 04-01-1896 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-3 A 0 Wille McArthur ??', ??', Davie Manson ??'
16. 11-01-1896 Div 2 Rotherham United W 3-0 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', ??', Robert Stephenson ??'
17. 01-02-1896 FAC Kettering Town W 2-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', Richard Smith ??' William Pell ??'
18. 03-02-1896 Div 2 Leicester City W 2-0 H 0 William Kennedy 10', Richard Smith 60'
19. 08-02-1896 Div 2 Burton Swifts L 1-4 A 0 James Vance ??' Davie Willocks 25', ??', T.A.Bull ??', Alex Boggie 48'
20. 15-02-1896 FAC Derby County D 1-1 H 0 William Kennedy ??' Stephen Bloomer ??'
21. 19-02-1896 FAC Derby County L 1-5 A 0 Bob Donaldson 89' Stephen Bloomer ??', John Miller 40', ??', ??', Hugh McQueen ??'
22. 29-02-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers L 1-2 H 0 James McNaught ??' (pen) Arthur Capes ??', Unknown ??'
23. 14-03-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town L 2-4 A 0 William Kennedy ??', Richard Smith ??' Thomas McCairns ??', Thomas Pratt ??', ??', James Graham ??'
24. 18-03-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers L 1-5 A 0 John Dow ??' Adrian Capes ??', Arthur Capes ??', Ted Devey ??', Ben Garfield ??', ??'
25. 23-03-1896 Div 2 Port Vale L 0-3 A 0 Joshua Randles 3', 18', Jim Mason 5'
26. 03-04-1896 Div 2 Darwen W 4-0 H 0 William Kennedy ??', ??', ??', James McNaught ??'
27. 04-04-1896 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 2-0 H 0 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??'
28. 06-04-1896 Div 2 Port Vale W 2-1 H 0 Richard Smith ??', John Clarkin ??' Ted McDonald ??'
29. 11-04-1896 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-2 A 0 Alec Smith 23', Jimmy Frettingham 65'
30. 02-09-1899 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity D 2-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Edwin Lee ??' Arthur Radford ??', E.Cooper ??'
31. 21-10-1899 Div 2 New Brighton Tower W 2-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??' T.Green ??'
 

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