Dave Narey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Narey | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Columba's BC | |||
| 1972–1973 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1994 | Dundee United | 612 | (22) |
| 1994–1995 | Raith Rovers | 21 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1989 | Scotland | 35 | (1) |
| 1978 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Narey, MBE (born 12 June 1956) is a former Scottish international footballer who spent 21 years with Dundee United. With Narey United were Scottish champions once and league cup winners twice. He also played in numerous cup runs in Europe including playing in the 1983-84 European Cup semi final and the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. Although best remembered as a central defender, he occasionally played in midfield. After leaving United he won the 1994-95 Scottish League Cup with Raith Rovers.
He collected 35 full caps for Scotland including playing in two World Cups. Narey opening the scoring for Scotland against Brazil with a 20 yard drive in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He is a Scottish Football Hall of Fame inductee as he is also at Dundee United.
Narey was born and brought up in Dundee and attended St John's RC High School. He played football for St Columba's Boys Club and signed schoolboy forms with Dundee United in January 1972.
Narey signed professionally with Dundee United in 1973 and made his senior debut in a Scottish Football League match against Falkirk on 21 November that year, playing as an attacking midfielder.
Narey won three trophies in his career with Dundee United, the Scottish League Cup in 1979 and again in 1980 and the Scottish Football League Premier Division title in 1983. He also captained United when they played in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final against IFK Gothenburg, which they lost 1-0 in the first leg in Sweden and drew the return leg at Tannadice 1-1, for a 2-1 defeat on aggregate.
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