David Greenaway (20 December 1886 – 1946) was a Scottish

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. Born in Coatbridge,

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, Greenaway played junior football with

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before being signed at the age of 19 by

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club Woolwich Arsenal in the summer of 1908. Despite his youth he was immediately propelled into the first team, making his debut against Notts County on 2 September 1908, the first game of the 1908–09 First Division season. He only missed two games that season and went on established himself as a regular fixture on the

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for the following four seasons. However, after veteran

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-winner

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signed in November 1913 for Arsenal, Greenaway was dropped to make way for him, and he only played 14 league matches in two seasons.

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then intervened, with all league football cancelled, and Greenaway was called up to fight, serving with the

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. He returned to Arsenal in 1919 after peacetime led to the resumption of league football, but only played for the first-team three times over the next two seasons. In total he played 170 times for Arsenal, scoring 13 times, before leaving the club in 1921 on a free transfer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greenaway, David 1886 births 1946 deaths Date of death missing Scottish men's footballers Arsenal F.C. players Glasgow United F.C. players Men's association football wingers Scottish Junior Football Association players English Football League players British Army personnel of World War I Royal Field Artillery soldiers Footballers from Coatbridge