Dave Regis

For the Martiniquais-born United States international footballer, see David Regis.

David Regis (born 3 March 1964) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 53 goals from 237 appearances in the Football League in the 1990s, notably for Stoke City and Notts County.

Dave Regis

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-03-03) 3 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Paddington, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Dunstable Town
	Fisher Athletic
	Windsor & Eton
1990	Barnet
1990–1991	Notts County	46	(15)
1991–1992	Plymouth Argyle	31	(4)
1992	→ Bournemouth (loan)	6	(2)
1992–1994	Stoke City	63	(15)
1994	Birmingham City	6	(2)
1994–1996	Southend United	38	(9)
1996–1997	Barnsley	16	(1)
1996	→ Peterborough United (loan)	7	(1)
1997	→ Notts County (loan)	10	(2)
1997	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	5	(0)
1997	Leyton Orient	4	(0)
1997	Lincoln City	1	(0)
1998	Scunthorpe United	4	(2)
1998	Wivenhoe Town
1999–2001	Hucknall Town
Total		237	(53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Regis was born in Paddington, London. He began his playing career in non-league football with clubs including Dunstable Town, Fisher Athletic, Windsor & Eton and Barnet. Barnet sold him for a fee of £25,000 to Notts County, where he began his professional career at the age of 26.^[1]

He also played professionally for Plymouth Argyle, Bournemouth, Stoke City (two seasons), Birmingham City, Southend United, Barnsley (where he was a member of the squad promoted to the Premier League, making four appearances that season),^[2] Peterborough United, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United, where he finished his professional career in 1998, having made 231 league appearances. He later returned to non-league football with Wivenhoe Town in Essex and Hucknall Town.^{[citation needed]}

Post-playing career

Regis has been a football consultant and youth coach at Notts County's and Nottingham Forest's academies,^[3] education and welfare officer at Charlton Athletic's academy,^[4] and a regional manager in the Football League's youth development department.^[5]

Personal life

Regis is the younger brother of footballer Cyrille Regis,^[6] the cousin of sprinter John Regis,^[1] and the uncle of footballer Jason Roberts.^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[8]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Notts County	1990–91	Second Division	37	15	0	0	1	0	5	2	43	17
	1991–92	First Division	9	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
Plymouth Argyle	1991–92	Second Division	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	2
	1992–93	Second Division	7	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	9	5
Bournemouth (loan)	1992–93	Second Division	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
Stoke City	1992–93	Second Division	25	5	1	0	0	0	4	1	30	6
	1993–94	First Division	38	10	4	2	2	1	4	1	48	14
Birmingham City	1994–95	Second Division	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	2
Southend United	1994–95	First Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	1995–96	First Division	29	8	1	0	1	0	3	1	34	9
Barnsley	1995–96	First Division	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	1996–97	First Division	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0
Peterborough United (loan)	1996–97	Second Division	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Notts County (loan)	1996–97	Second Division	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
Scunthorpe United (loan)	1997–98	Third Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Leyton Orient	1997–98	Third Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Lincoln City	1997–98	Third Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Scunthorpe United	1997–98	Third Division	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Career total			237	53	7	2	11	4	17	5	272	64

A. ^ The "Other" column includes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League play-offs, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.

Honours

Notts County

• Second Division play-off winners: 1990–91^[3]

Stoke City

• Second Division champions: 1992–93^[1]

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
2. "Games played by Dave Regis in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
3. Shepherd, Ralph (9 July 2007). "Life after football". BBC Nottingham. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
4. "I was not at Barnsley for long after that – Regis". Barnsley F.C. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
5. "Charter for Academy Players and Parents: Youth Development Players' and Parents' Guide Season 2015/2016" (PDF). The Football League. 2015. p. 2.
6. Paul Fletcher (17 February 2009). "Football's last-chance saloon". BBC. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
7. Jason Roberts (24 November 2005). "Jason Roberts column". BBC. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
8. Dave Regis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• Dave Regis at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• Dave Regis at Soccerbase