David Francis Carroll (born 20 September 1966 in Paisley, Scotland) is a former

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who spent 14 seasons at

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

. An attacking midfielder, Carroll played more than 600 first-team games for Wycombe in all competitions, and scored exactly 100 goals. He was nicknamed "Jesus" by the Wycombe supporters.Chairboys on the Net: A legend departs
Carroll joined Wycombe, then a recently promoted

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side, in the summer of 1988, having previously played for

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of the

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. He went on to become a key member of the Wycombe side that won promotion to

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

. The following season, Wycombe won a second successive promotion as Carroll scored twice in Wycombe's 4–2 victory against Preston in the playoff final at

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. In November 1997, Carroll was rewarded for his long service to the Chairboys with a

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against

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. Near the end of his career at Adams Park, no longer a first-team regular, Carroll played the final ten minutes of Wycombe's famous

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semi-final against

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

. In March 2002, Carroll left Wycombe on a free transfer to join

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

. He spent eight months at Aldershot, and finished his career at Windsor & Eton. Carroll now works as Manager fo
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Honours

Wycombe Wanderers *

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: 1990–91, 1992–93

References

External links

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Chairboys on the Net: Dave Carroll profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Dave 1966 births Living people Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Men's association football midfielders