Dave Sexton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David James Sexton | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 November 2012 (aged 82) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1952 | Luton Town | 9 | (1) |
| 1952–1955 | West Ham United | 74 | (27) |
| 1956–1957 | Leyton Orient | 24 | (4) |
| 1957–1958 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 49 | (26) |
| 1959 | Crystal Palace | 27 | (11) |
| Total | 183 | (69) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1965 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 1967–1974 | Chelsea | ||
| 1974–1977 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1977–1981 | Manchester United | ||
| 1977–1990 | England U21 | ||
| 1981–1983 | Coventry City | ||
| 1994–1996 | England U21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David James "Dave" Sexton OBE (6 April 1930 – 25 November 2012) was an English football manager and player.
Son of former professional boxer Archie Sexton, he started his playing career with West Ham United in 1948. Playing mainly at inside-forward, he would finish his career with time at Luton Town, Leyton Orient, Brighton and Hove Albion, and Crystal Palace. His biggest success came at Brighton, where he won the Third Division (South) Title in 1957–58.
Sexton started off as a coach at Chelsea, before leaving to begin his managerial career at Leyton Orient in 1965. In 1966 he was appointed by Arsenal manager Bertie Mee as the Gunners' first-team coach, but a year later returned to Chelsea to become manager following the departure of Tommy Docherty. He led the club to FA Cup success in 1970 and the European Cup Winners' Cup a year later. Chelsea also reached the League Cup final in 1972, but lost to Stoke City. However, Sexton fell out with several players, including Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson, who were subsequently sold. This, combined with other problems at the club, ensured that Sexton did not come close to repeating his earlier success and early in the 1974–75 season – which ended in Chelsea's relegation – he was dismissed.
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