David Philip Tuttle (born 6 February 1972 in Mortimer Common,

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) is an English former footballer. He is currently manager of

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Career

As a player, Tuttle was a central defender. He began his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur, where he scored his first professional goal in the

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against

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. He subsequently had spells with Sheffield United, Crystal Palace,

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and Millwall. Tuttle became assistant manager to

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at Millwall and was later appointed manager of Millwall in December 2005 with the target of saving the club from relegation to League One. After failing in his task he left two games before the end of the 2005–06 season. Tuttle later moved to Swindon Town to run their youth set-up and scouting, linking up with former Millwall teammate Dennis Wise. When Wise left to manage Leeds United in October 2006 Tuttle briefly became

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but the left the job just 24 hours later. He later left Swindon after Paul Sturrock was appointed. Tuttle joined

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in an advisory capacity in June 2007, also signing for the club as a player, though a few weeks later he was appointed chief scout of Milton Keynes Dons. On 27 August 2009, Tuttle was confirmed as the new manager of struggling Southern League Division One South and West side Bracknell Town. In July 2010, Tuttle was appointed as manager of Hellenic League East Div 1 side Henley Town, where he gained promotion to the

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with a young Henley Town squad in his first season with the club. In June 2012 he was appointed as manager of Hartley Wintney. But after just a few months at Hartley Wintney was appointed as the new boss at Hellenic League side Newbury. After just a few months at Newbury Tuttle was relieved of his duties on 11 January 2013. On 23 November 2015, Tuttle was announced as manager of Southern League Division One South & West side

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. On 22 August 2016, it was announced that he had parted company with

, after a run of four straight defeats at the start of the Hellenic League season. He was appointed manager of

in October 2019. Dave Tuttle appointed manager of AFC Aldermaston
Football in Bracknell, 21 October 2019

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuttle, Dave 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire English footballers Association football central defenders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Dorking F.C. players Premier League players English football managers Millwall F.C. managers Swindon Town F.C. non-playing staff Milton Keynes Dons F.C. non-playing staff Bracknell Town F.C. managers Henley Town F.C. managers Hartley Wintney F.C. managers Newbury F.C. managers Burnham F.C. managers A.F.C. Aldermaston managers Association football scouts Footballers from Berkshire