David Rush
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Sunderland | 59 | (12) |
| 1991 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 1993 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1994 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Oxford United | 92 | (21) |
| 1997 | York City | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Hartlepool United | 10 | (0) |
| 1999-? | Seaham Red Star | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Hebburn Town | ||
| 2013 | Gateshead (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | David Rush football academy | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
David Rush (born 15 May 1971) is an English former professional footballer.
He played in the 1992 FA Cup Final for his home town club Sunderland, which they lost 2–0 against Liverpool.[1]
After several loan moves, Rush made a permanent move to Oxford United for a reported £100,000. In his first full season with Oxford, he helped them to automatic promotion to Division 1 (now Championship). Following his release from Oxford, Rush had short spells with York City and Hartlepool United.
On 19 May 2009, Rush was confirmed as the manager of Northern League side Hebburn Town, but resigned from his post in mid-September.[2]
On 3 January 2013, Rush was named assistant manager of Conference Premier side Gateshead, joining former Sunderland team mate Anth Smith.[3]
On 18 August 2013, Rush was named caretaker manager at Gateshead following the resignation of Anth Smith.[4] He returned to the role of assistant on 3 September after Gary Mills was named manager.[5] On 25 September 2013, Rush left Gateshead after being replaced as assistant manager by Darren Caskey.[6]
On 27 September 2013 he started his own football academy (Whickham and surrounding areas) for Local boys between 8 and 16 incourage and spotting talent players and arranging trials with local Football academies and Team like Hartlepool United FC, Gateshead FC, Darlington 1883, Sunderland AFC, Newcastle United FC, Spennymoor Town F.C., Durham City F.C., Whickham F.C. plus offers.
Managerial statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Hebburn Town |  |
19 May 2009 | 17 September 2009 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20.00 |
| Gateshead (caretaker) | |
18 August 2013 | 3 September 2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 23.08 | |||
References
- ↑ "England - FA Cup Finals 1946-2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- 1 2 "Local football: Disappointed Rush quits as Hebburn boss". Sunderland Echo. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ "Assistant Manager and Head Coach on board". Gateshead F.C. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Smith Resignation Accepted". Gateshead F.C. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Gary Mills Unveiled As New Gateshead Manager". Gateshead F.C. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mills Brings In New Number Two". Gateshead F.C. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Hebburn Town Fixtures/Results 0910". Northern League. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ "Gateshead Results 2013/14". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 August 2013.