David Unsworth

David Michael Unsworth (born October 16, 1973 in Chorley, England) is a association football who plays in the position of Defender (association football) or Defender (association football).

He currently plays for Huddersfield Town F.C. in Football League One, but is best remembered for his time at Everton during the 1990s, where he was part of their FA Cup winning team of 1995 FA Cup Final. He has one full England national football team cap, having played a full international in 1995.

Club career

Unsworth began his career at Everton F.C., and was part of the 1995 FA Cup Final winning team. After 133 league and cup games over several impressive seasons at Everton, Unsworth transferred to West Ham United F.C. for the 1997-98 in English football season. After only a season and 41 games, he was signed by Birmingham-based club Aston Villa F.C. for pound sterling3 million but his family did not settle in Birmingham. After only a month, before the season had even begun, he returned to Everton with the Liverpool based club paying Villa the same £3 million West Ham had accepted only a few weeks before.

Unsworth was a consistent performer in his second spell with Everton, being first choice left-back, but also scoring some vital goals in his role as dead-ball specialist. At the end of the 2003-04 in English football, after a further 216 games and his contract expired, a disagreement with the club over the length of a new contract led to Unsworth leaving on a free transfer. Although his status as a hero waxed and waned during his second spell at The Toffees, 'Rhino' as he was known is still held in affection by the fans. He returned to Goodison Park the following season as a fan and was mobbed by Evertonians as he sat on the Gwladys Street Terrace for the derby game against Liverpool F.C.. To this day David remains a massive Evertonian.

He was signed by Portsmouth F.C. for the 2004-05 in English football. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw with Birmingham City F.C., scoring the equaliser from a penalty. He also scored another spot-kick in Portsmouth's famous 2–0 victory over Manchester United F.C. in October 2004. However, following the resignation of manager Harry Redknapp, Unsworth lost his place having played just 18 games, and spent the second half of the season on loan at Ipswich Town F.C., making 16 appearances, scoring on his debut against Sheffield United F.C..

At the start of the 2005-06 in English football he was signed by Sheffield United F.C. on a three-year contract after it became clear that Ipswich Town F.C. could not afford his wages.

On 5 January 2007, Unsworth signed for Wigan Athletic F.C. from Sheffield United on a free transfer. He played his first match on 13 January against Chelsea F.C.. Unsworth had fallen down the pecking order at Sheffield United under the management of Neil Warnock, and he had been placed on the transfer list prior to the signing. On the last day of the FA Premier League 2006-07, in a twist of fate, Unsworth would score the penalty that sent down his former club Sheffield United, whilst simultaneously saving his new employers Wigan Athletic from promotion and relegation. To make matters worse, Unsworth missed his penalty for United against Blackburn Rovers F.C. earlier in the season, which could have made the difference.

Unsworth was released by Wigan at the end of the 2006-07 in English football season on 17 May 2007.On 11 August, he signed for Burnley F.C. on a one-year contract. At the end of the season, he was offered a new deal as a player/coach by manager Owen Coyle, but he rejected the offer and left the club on June 30, 2008.

He recently joined Huddersfield Town F.C. on trial after rejecting a player-coach role at Burnley. On August 8, 2008, he joined Huddersfield on a one-year deal after impressing in the Terriers' pre-season.He along with 5 other players made his Town debut in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County F.C. at the Galpharm Stadium on August 9, 2008.