Dave Challinor
Challinor training with Bury in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Paul Challinor | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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AFC Fylde (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2002 | Tranmere Rovers | 140 | (6) |
| 2002–2004 | 81 | (1) | |
| 2004 | → Bury (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Bury | 158 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Colwyn Bay | ||
| Total | 394 | (9) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Colwyn Bay | ||
| 2011– | AFC Fylde | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Paul "Dave" Challinor (born 2 October 1975) is an English former footballer who is the manager of National League North club AFC Fylde. He played in the Football League as a professional from 1994 until 2008 with Tranmere Rovers, and Bury.
The central defender, who has played for Tranmere Rovers and , previously held the world record for the longest throw in football. This was 152 feet (46.34 meters) in a special challenge set-up at Prenton Park in 1998, beating the previous record held by Cardiff City's Andy Legg. When at Tranmere, he played in the 2000 Football League Cup Final.
He was transferred to for a fee of £120,000 in January 2002. Whilst playing for Stockport County against Grimsby Town, Challinor's tackle on striker Martin Pringle broke the leg of Pringle in two places, and effectively ended his career. Though Challinor only received a yellow card, Carlton Palmer, Stockport's player-manager, fined Challinor two weeks' wages and called the tackle "horrendous".
Challinor joined Bury on loan for three months in January 2004 and the move was made permanent during the summer. After spending four seasons at Bury as captain, he was forced to retire from professional football in May 2008 due to a knee injury.
In October 2008, Challinor joined Colwyn Bay in the Northern Premier League Division One North, he captained the side to the play-offs in his first season where they lost out to Newcastle Blue Star on penalties. The following season the team, again captained by Challinor reached the play-offs and this time were promoted thanks to a 1–0 victory at Lancaster City in the final.
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