David Philip Tuttle (born 6 February 1972 in

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, Berkshire) is an English former

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. He is currently manager of AFC Aldermaston.

Career

As a player, Tuttle was a central defender. He began his playing career at

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, where he scored his first professional goal in the

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against Hajduk Split. He subsequently had spells with

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, Barnsley and

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. Tuttle became assistant manager to

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at Millwall and was later appointed

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of Millwall in December 2005 with the target of saving the club from relegation to

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. After failing in his task he left two games before the end of the 2005–06 season. Tuttle later moved to

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to run their youth set-up and scouting, linking up with former Millwall teammate

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. When Wise left to manage

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in October 2006 Tuttle briefly became caretaker manager but the left the job just 24 hours later. He later left Swindon after

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was appointed. Tuttle joined Dorking 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

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. On 27 August 2009, Tuttle was confirmed as the new manager of struggling

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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 Hellenic League Premier Division with a young Henley Town squad in his first season with the club. In June 2012 he was appointed as manager of

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. 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 Burnham. On 22 August 2016, it was announced that he had parted company with Burnham, after a run of four straight defeats at the start of the Hellenic League season. He was appointed manager of AFC Aldermaston in October 2019. Dave Tuttle appointed manager of AFC Aldermaston
Football in Bracknell, 21 October 2019

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