David Riley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Sidney Riley | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Keyworth United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | (2) |
| 1987 | → Darlington (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1987 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 1987–1990 | Port Vale | 76 | (11) |
| 1990–1992 | Peterborough United | 84 | (23) |
| Kettering Town | |||
| Ponsonby | |||
| Boston United | |||
| King's Lynn | |||
| Total | 190+ | (40+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Sidney Riley (born 8 December 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and striker, making 190 league appearances in a nine-year career in the Football League, scoring 40 goals.
He began his career at Nottingham Forest in 1983, and had loan spells at Darlington and Peterborough United, before joining Port Vale for £20,000 in October 1987. In March 1990 he was sold on to Peterborough United for £40,000, and helped the club to two successive promotions into the Second Division. He later played for Kettering Town, Ponsonby (in New Zealand), Boston United, and King's Lynn.
Riley played for Keyworth United before turning professional with Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in June 1983. He played 12 First Division games for the club between April 1984 and 1987, scoring two goals. He was loaned out to Darlington in February 1987, and played six Third Division games for Cyril Knowles' side, scoring two goals. He joined Fourth Division side Peterborough United on loan in 1987, and played twelve league games under Noel Cantwell, scoring two goals.
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