David William Proctor (born 4 May 1984) is a Scottish

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player and coach, currently manager of Lowland league outfits Cumbernauld Colts. Proctor has also played for

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...

, Canadian club

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Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

(two spells), and

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

(three spells).

Career

A right-sided player, Proctor began his professional career with Hibernian but didn't make an appearance and joined

in 2003. After three years with the Highlanders, which included winning the

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in his first season, Proctor signed for

. Proctor was managed for a second time by

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, who had been appointed United manager earlier that year. Following Brewster's departure from

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just two months later and

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's subsequent arrival, Proctor was set to move to

Airdrie United Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

in January 2007, only for

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to confirm Proctor's reserve appearance for Inverness in August 2006 counted and prevented him for playing for a third club within a year. The ruling was similar to the case of

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, whose January 2007 move from

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received FIFA support but depended on

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permission. Both moves were eventually allowed. After helping Airdrie to

play-off victory and thus ensuring the avoidance of relegation, Proctor returned to United, featuring in three pre-season friendlies against lower league opposition. Proctor was an unused substitute in the first two matches of the 2007–08 season before leaving by mutual consent on 31 August to return to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Proctor left Inverness at the end of the 2011–12 season. He signed for Canadian NASL club

in July 2012. He left Edmonton in November 2013, after failing to agree a new contract. Proctor then returned to Scotland and signed for

in July 2014. Although he was released from his playing contract due to injury in February 2015 Proctor agreed to continue at Airdrieonians in a scouting capacity. In April 2016 he signed for

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club

. After two seasons there, he returned to Airdrieonians in May 2018 as first team coach. He rejoined East Kilbride as a player in November 2018, left them at the end of the 2018–19 season, but rejoined them for a third spell in December 2019. In February 2020, Proctor and teammate

Craig Malcolm Craig Malcolm is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a striker. He currently serves as player/coach for St Cadoc's. During his career, Malcolm has played for Raith Rovers, Arthurlie, Ayr United, Alloa Athletic, Stranraer and East Kilbride. C ...

took interim charge of the team after the departure of previous interim manager Jim Paterson. Proctor joined Cumbernauld Colts as a first team coach ahead of the 2021-22 season.

Career statistics

''Active playing seasons only'':

Honours

Inverness Caledonian Thistle *

: 2003–04; 2009–10 East Kilbride *

Lowland Football League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) is a senior football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the ...

: 2018–19 * SFA South Region Challenge Cup:: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Proctor, David 1984 births Living people Airdrieonians F.C. players Men's association football utility players Dundee United F.C. players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada FC Edmonton players Hibernian F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Premier League players Footballers from Bellshill East Kilbride F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Lowland Football League players Lowland Football League managers