David Regis (born 3 March 1964) is an English retired professional

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who played as a striker. He scored 53 goals from 237 appearances in

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in the 1990s, notably for Stoke City and

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Playing career

Regis was born in

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, London. He began his playing career in

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with clubs including Dunstable Town, Fisher Athletic, Windsor & Eton and Barnet. Barnet sold him for a fee of £25,000 to

, where he began his professional career at the age of 26. He also played professionally for Plymouth Argyle,

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, Stoke City (two seasons),

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, Southend United,

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(where he was a member of the squad promoted to the

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, making four appearances that season), Peterborough United, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United, where he finished his professional career in 1998, having made 231 league appearances. He later returned to non-league football with

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in Essex and Hucknall Town.

Post-playing career

Regis has been a football consultant and youth coach at Notts County's and

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's academies, education and welfare officer at Charlton Athletic's academy, and a regional manager in the Football League's youth development department.

Personal life

Regis is the younger brother of footballer Cyrille Regis, the cousin of sprinter John Regis, and the uncle of footballer Jason Roberts.

Career statistics

:A. The "Other" column includes appearances and goals in the

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and

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Honours

Notts County *

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play-off winners: 1990–91 Stoke City *

champions: 1992–93

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Regis, Dave 1964 births Living people Footballers from the City of Westminster People from Paddington English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Dunstable Town F.C. players Fisher Athletic F.C. players Windsor & Eton F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Stoke City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Wivenhoe Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Black British sportsmen Hucknall Town F.C. players English football coaches Notts County F.C. non-playing staff Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff Charlton Athletic F.C. non-playing staff