David Rush (born 15 May 1971) is an English former professional footballer. He played in the

1992 FA Cup Final The 1992 FA Cup Final was contested by Liverpool F.C., Liverpool and Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley. Liverpool won 2–0, with goals from Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967), Michael Thomas and Ian Rush. Sum ...

for his home town club

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

, which they lost 2–0 against

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

. After several loan moves, Rush made a permanent move to

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

for a reported £100,000. In his first full season with Oxford, he helped them to automatic promotion to Division 1 (now Championship). Following his release from Oxford, Rush had short spells with York City and

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

. On 19 May 2009, Rush was confirmed as the manager of Northern League side Hebburn Town, but resigned from his post in mid-September. On 3 January 2013, Rush was named assistant manager of

Conference Premier The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profess ...

side

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

, joining former

teammate

Anth Smith Anthony Smith (born 21 September 1971) is an English former professional footballer. A defender, he previously played professionally in all three divisions of the Football League for Sunderland, Hartlepool United and Northampton Town. He began ...

. On 18 August 2013, Rush was named caretaker manager at Gateshead following the resignation of Anth Smith. He returned to the role of assistant on 3 September after Gary Mills was named manager. On 25 September 2013, Rush left Gateshead after being replaced as assistant manager by

Darren Caskey Darren Mark Caskey (born 21 August 1974) is an English football coach and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur. He also played in the Football League for ...

. On 27 September 2013 he started his own football academy for local boys aged between 8 and 16 from

Whickham Whickham is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The village is on high ground overlooking the River Tyne and south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was formerly governed under the histo ...

and the surrounding area, to encourage and spot talented players and to arrange trials with local football academies and teams.

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rush, David Living people 1971 births Footballers from Sunderland English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Notts County F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players York City F.C. players Seaham Red Star F.C. players English football managers Gateshead F.C. non-playing staff Gateshead F.C. managers Hebburn Town F.C. managers National League (English football) managers English Football League players