David Philip Tuttle (born 6 February 1972 in
Mortimer Common
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Geography
Mortim ...
,
Berkshire
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) is an English former
footballer
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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
Tottenham Hotspur
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, where he scored his first professional goal in the
1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup against
Hajduk Split
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. He subsequently had spells with
Sheffield United
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,
Crystal Palace
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,
Barnsley
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and
Millwall
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.
Tuttle became assistant manager to
Colin Lee
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Playing career
Lee began his football career ...
at Millwall and was later appointed
manager
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of Millwall in December 2005 with the target of saving the club from relegation to
League One
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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
Swindon Town
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to run their youth set-up and scouting, linking up with former Millwall teammate
Dennis Wise
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. When Wise left to manage
Leeds United
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in October 2006 Tuttle briefly became
caretaker manager
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but the left the job just 24 hours later. He later left Swindon after
Paul Sturrock
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As a player, Sturrock spent his entire senior career with Dundee United, making more than five hundred appearances betwe ...
was appointed. Tuttle joined
Dorking
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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
Milton Keynes Dons
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.
On 27 August 2009, Tuttle was confirmed as the new manager of struggling
Southern League Division One South and West
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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
Hartley Wintney
Hartley Wintney is a large village and civil parish in the Hart (district), Hart district of Hampshire, England. It lies about northwest of Fleet, Hampshire, Fleet and east of Basingstoke. The parish includes the smaller contiguous village of ...
. 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
References
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1972 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire
English footballers
Association football central defenders
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Peterborough United F.C. players
Sheffield United F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Barnsley F.C. players
Millwall F.C. players
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Dorking F.C. players
Premier League players
English football managers
Millwall F.C. managers
Swindon Town F.C. non-playing staff
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. non-playing staff
Bracknell Town F.C. managers
Henley Town F.C. managers
Hartley Wintney F.C. managers
Newbury F.C. managers
Burnham F.C. managers
A.F.C. Aldermaston managers
Association football scouts
Footballers from Berkshire