David Eyres
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Blackpool | 147 | (38) |
| 1993–1997 | Burnley | 171 | (37) |
| 1997–2000 | Preston North End | 89 | (20) |
| 2000–2006 | Oldham Athletic | 181 | (33) |
| 2006 | Hyde United | 9 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Mossley | 23 | (5) |
| 2008 | Hednesford Town | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 623 | (135) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2004 | Oldham Athletic (co-caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:21, 9 May 2008 (UTC). |
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David Eyres (born 26 February 1964 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer.
A relative latecomer to the professional game, Eyres began his career at Welsh non-league side Rhyl before signing, in 1989 at the age of 25, professional terms with Blackpool for a fee of £10,000. He made his debut for the club on 22 August 1989, in a 2–2 draw at Burnley in the League Cup first round, first leg. He scored his first goal for the club three months later, on 11 November, in a 4–0 League victory over Brentford at Bloomfield Road. He spent four seasons with the Seasiders, two of which ended with appearances at Wembley in the play-off finals (achieving promotion in 1991–92). He also finished as the club's top league goalscorer in 1992–93, with sixteen goals.
In the summer of 1993, Burnley and Jimmy Mullen (Eyres' former manager at Blackpool) came in for his services with an offer of £90,000. "I know the fans won't forgive me," said Eyres nine years later, "but things had gone a bit stale at Blackpool and I decided it was the right time to go." Eyres remained at Turf Moor for seven years, and then continued his tour of Lancashire by signing for Blackpool's arch-rivals Preston North End in 1997 for £80,000.
Eyres moved to Oldham in 2000 on a free transfer and signed a one-year extension to his contract the following January, which would keep him at the club until June 2002. He subsequently signed two more contracts, which tied him to the club until 2006.
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