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David Skea
Personal information
Full name	David Frederick Skea
Date of birth	February 1871
Place of birth	Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death	c. 1950 (aged 78–79)
Place of death	Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Arbroath
1892	Aston Villa
	Dundee Thistle
1893	Darwen
1893–1894	Bury
1894–1896	Leicester Fosse
1896	Swindon Town
1896–1898	New Brompton
	Cowes
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Frederick Skea (February 1871 – c. 1950)^[4] was a Scottish footballer.

Football career

He began his career with his hometown club, Arbroath, before joining Aston Villa, where he made just one appearance in the English Football League.^[1]^[4] After a spell back in Scotland with Dundee Thistle, he moved to Darwen, where again he was restricted to a single Football League game^[1] before a move to Bury of the Lancashire League.^[1]

In 1894 he joined Leicester Fosse, where he spent two seasons as a regular in the team, making 45 League appearances and scoring 28 goals.^[1] In the 1894–95 season, he was the top scorer in the Football League Second Division.^[5]

After leaving Filbert Street, he played for Swindon Town and New Brompton of the Southern League.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Soccerdata. p. 239. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
^ "David Skea: Playing record". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 129. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
^ ^a ^b "Skea, David Frederick". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
^ Ross, James M. "English League Leading Goalscorers – Football League Div 1 & 2 Leading Goalscorers 1889-1915". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2013.