David Stringer (born 15 October 1944 in
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...
) is an English former footballer and manager of
Norwich City.
As a player, he won the fans' vote to be
Norwich City player of the year
The Norwich City Player of the Season award is voted for annually by Norwich City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. As a mark of respect, the trophy is named The ...
in 1972, the same year that they won promotion to the First Division for the first time, as Second Division champions, and made a total of 499 appearances for the club. He ended his playing career with
Cambridge United before returning to Norwich city to coach the youth team, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1984. He went on to manage the reserve team and was appointed first team manager in December 1987 following the sacking of Ken Brown.
He saved Norwich from relegation that season, and in his first full season (
1988–89) Norwich emerged as an unlikely contender for the league title and
FA Cup
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; they finished fourth in the league and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Norwich reached another FA Cup semi-final in 1992, narrowly avoided relegation that season. Stringer then resigned.
During his management, Norwich had one of its most successful spells but never again would he hold another managerial position; he returned to
Carrow Road
Carrow Road is an association football stadium located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is the home of EFL Championship side Norwich City. The stadium is located toward the east of the city, near Norwich railway station and the River Wensum.
...
as a member of the coaching staff.
He is the grandfather of British athlete
Sophie McKinna
Sophie McKinna (born 31 August 1994) is a British Olympic athlete specialising in the shot put. She won silver medals at the 2011 World Youth Championships and 2013 European Junior Championships.
Her indoor personal best is 18.82 metres (Bir ...
.
References
External links
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Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
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1944 births
Living people
English footballers
English football managers
Norwich City F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
Gorleston F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. managers
Sportspeople from Great Yarmouth
Men's association football defenders