David Harper (29 September 1938 – 24 January 2013) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a midfielder in the

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.Dave Harper's Career
/ref> He was born in

Peckham Peckham () is a district in southeast London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720. History "Peckham" is a Saxon p ...

, London. His son, Frank Harper, is a British actor whose roles include that of the father of a football-loving teenage girl (played by Keira Knightley) in '' Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002).

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1938 births 2013 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from Peckham Men's association football midfielders Swindon Town F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Millwall F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub