David Pountney (; born 12 October 1939) is an English former

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. He played in

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for

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

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and Chester City. He played in several positions including winger and

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.''Player Memories'', Chester City v Shrewsbury Town matchday programme, 1993-10-16 p 24

Playing career

Pountney spent six years with

after signing in 1957 before making a £20,000 move to

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in October 1963. Five years later he returned to Shrewsbury, combining playing with establishing his own sports business that he continues to own today. In 1970, Pountney moved to Chester and made an immediate impact by scoring from 35 yards to help his new employers eliminate Shrewsbury from the

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. After leaving Chester at the end of the 1972–73 season, Pountney played for non–league sides Oswestry Town and Welshpool Town.

References

External links

Feature on leading players from Shropshire including Pountney
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