David Paul Longden (born 28 September 1962) is an English former footballer who played in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

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Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

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Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

. After his release by Barnsley, Longden turned down a move to Australia to join Scunthorpe on a free transfer. He became a regular for The Iron over the next decade and was voted by supporters as the club's player of the year following the 1989-1990 season. Nicknamed 'Longy' or 'Waxy' by teammates, Longden was awarded a testimonial prior to the start of the 1992-93 season. Despite being forced to retire after breaking his leg aged just 30, he is second on Scunthorpe's all-time appearance list with 461 games, behind only Jack Brownsword in first place. His only two professional goals both came in penalty shoot-outs. After retirement, Longden managed the Scunthorpe United club restaurant and 'Iron Bar' alongside coaching in the club's academy, before relocating to North Yorkshire in 2005 to run a post office.http://www.scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/longden_makes_career_move_201466/index.shtml ''scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk'' Scunthorpe United Mad. Retrieved 2nd December 2020

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* English footballers English Football League players 1962 births Living people Barnsley F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub