Dave Helliwell

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Dave Helliwell

David in the 1970s
Personal information
Full name	David Helliwell[1]
Date of birth	(1948-03-28)28 March 1948[1]
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Date of death	22 March 2003(2003-03-22) (aged 54)[1]
Place of death	Blackburn, England
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
19??–1966	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1969	Blackburn Rovers	15	(1)
1969–1970	Lincoln City	13	(1)
1970–1976	Workington	189	(20)
1976–1977	Rochdale	31	(3)
1977-1978	Morecambe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Helliwell (28 March 1948 – 22 March 2003) was an English professional footballer who made 257 appearances with 25 goals scored in the Football League, playing as a winger for Blackburn Rovers, Lincoln City, Workington and Rochdale.[1] He also played non-league football for Morecambe.[2]

Helliwell was born in 1948 in Blackburn, Lancashire, and died there in 2003 at the age of 54.[1]

Career

In 1969, at the age of 21, he was signed for Lincoln City by manager Ron Gray for a fee of £4,000. In the previous season, when Jim Smith moved to Boston United as player-manager, Helliwell got an other new signing midfield partner Billy Taylor from Nottingham Forest.

In the first game of the 1969/70 season against Colchester United at Sincil Bank, Helliwell made his City debut alongside Taylor.

During the summer of 1970, Helliwell was released on a free transfer joining Workington, played around 200 games for the Cumbrian side, scoring 21 goals, and was featured against City over the next five seasons. After getting a free transfer prior to Workington's last season in the League, he then spent a year with Rochdale before joining Morecambe side for Northern Premier League in 1977.[3]

References

1. "Dave Helliwell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
3. "Looking Back At: David Helliwell | The Stacey West". 3 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

External links

• Retrospective at Lincoln City fansite The Stacey West