David Artell

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David Artell
Personal information
Full name	David Artell
Date of birth	November 22, 1980 (1980-11-22) (age 27)
Place of birth	Rotherham, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Morecambe
Number	4
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2003 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 2007-	Rotherham United → Shrewsbury Town (loan) Mansfield Town Chester City Morecambe	37 (4) 28 (1) 45 (5) 80 (4) 05 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19/5/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

David Artell (born 22 November 1980 in Rotherham) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. He was released by Chester City at the end of the 2006-7 season, and signed for Morecambe on 11 July 2007.

Contents 1 The Rotherham Years 2 Mansfield, Chester and Morecambe 3 Honours 4 External links

[edit] The Rotherham Years

David began his career with hometown club Rotherham United, making his Football League debut as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat by Swansea City in October 1999, his only appearance as the Millers were runners-up in Division Three. But the following season saw him enjoy a regular first-team spot as Rotherham surprisingly won a second successive promotion.

Sadly Artell was to not play for Rotherham again and he spent most of the 2002-03 on loan with Shrewsbury Town. Although this period saw Artell be part of the side that surprisingly knocked Premier League giants Everton out of the FA Cup, it was largely a bitterly disappointing season that ended with Shrewsbury suffering relegation due largely to a poor defensive record.

[edit] Mansfield, Chester and Morecambe

In the summer of 2003, Artell joined Mansfield Town, where he was to spend two years. The first saw Mansfield reach the Division Three play-off final in 2003-04, but Artell was to be an unused substitute - something that had frustratingly been the case for him in the closing weeks of the season. However, he regained his place under Keith Curle early the following season and followed him to Chester in the summer of 2005 for a nominal sum.

Artell was to also spend two years at Chester, as the imposing centre-half established cult-figure status with the fans due to his no-nonsense attitude, which regularly saw him playing through the pain barrier after getting injured in heavy challenges. He was voted runner-up in the club's player of the season awards to John Danby in 2006-07, having played regularly under Mark Wright during the season.

However, Artell's contract was not renewed by new manager Bobby Williamson in the summer of 2007 and he joined league newcomers Morecambe on a free transfer. In only his second competitive game for the club, he achieved hero status by scoring a late winner in a shock Carling Cup 2-1 success at neighbouring giants Preston North End. He has so far struck up an effective central defensive partnership with Jim Bentley.

[edit] Honours

Rotherham United

• Division Two runners-up: 2000-01 (36 apps)
• Division Three runners-up: 1999-2000 (1 app)

Mansfield Town

• Division Three play-off finalists: 2003-04 (unused sub)

[edit] External links

• David Artell career stats at Soccerbase
• 'Double Signing' - Morecambe FC Official Website
• 'Morecambe Team's Jigsaw' - Morecambe Visitor

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