David Hubbick (born 16 March 1960) is an English former professional

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who played in the

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for Wimbledon and

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

Career

Born in

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the ...

, Hubbick started his career at

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn professio ...

. He began playing in the reserves in the 1976–77 season, making his reserve debut on 21 April 1977 as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat at Bristol City reserve. He signed a contract at the club in January 1978 and although he became a regular in the reserves, he never made a first team appearance.David Hubbick
Pride of Anglia He signed for Wimbledon for £5,000 in September 1980, where he played 26 games for the club, before dropping into non-League with Gravesend & Northfleet in 1982. After a spell with

Dagenham Dagenham () is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred east of Charing Cross. It was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex, stretching from Hainault Fo ...

, he returned to professional football with

in 1983. However, he made only 15 appearances for the club, and signed for Sudbury Town in 1985. Whilst at Sudbury he played at

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in the 1989

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final, scoring Sudbury's goal in a 1–1 draw, and was named man of the match. He later played for Cornard United and Woodbridge Town, who he managed between 1997 and 2003. He went on to manage Stowmarket Town, before resigning in January 2008.

Honours

Sudbury Town *

runner-up: 1988–89

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hubbick, Dave 1960 births Footballers from South Shields English men's footballers Ipswich Town F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Dagenham F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Sudbury Town F.C. players Cornard United F.C. players Woodbridge Town F.C. players English football managers Woodbridge Town F.C. managers Stowmarket Town F.C. managers Living people Men's association football forwards English Football League players