David Stringer (born 15 October 1944) is an English former footballer and manager of
Norwich City
Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...
.
As a player, he won the fans' vote to be
Norwich City player of the year in 1972, the same year that they won promotion to the First Division for the first time, as Second Division champions, and made a total of 499 appearances for the club. He ended his playing career with
Cambridge United
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...
before returning to Norwich city to coach the youth team, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1984. He went on to manage the reserve team and was appointed first team manager in December 1987 following the sacking of Ken Brown.
He saved Norwich from relegation that season, and in his first full season (
1988–89) Norwich emerged as an unlikely contender for the league title and
FA Cup
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; they finished fourth in the league and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Norwich reached another FA Cup semi-final in 1992, narrowly avoided relegation that season. Stringer then resigned.
During his management, Norwich had one of its most successful spells but never again would he hold another managerial position; he returned to
Carrow Road
Carrow Road is a association football, football stadium in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is the home of EFL Championship club Norwich City F.C., Norwich City. The stadium is east of the city, near Norwich railway station and the River Wensum.
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as a member of the coaching staff.
He is the grandfather of British athlete
Sophie McKinna.
References
External links
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Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
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1944 births
Living people
English men's footballers
English football managers
Norwich City F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
Gorleston F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. managers
Footballers from Great Yarmouth
Men's association football defenders
English Football League players