David Ronald Philpotts (born 31 March 1954 in Bromborough, Cheshire - now

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) is a retired professional football defender from England. Philpotts began his career with

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed t ...

in 1972. He played only three games with the first team over two seasons. He went on loan to

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during the 1973–1974 season. In 1974, he transferred to

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...

where he became a fixture on the back line. In 1981, he moved to the

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, which was playing its first season of existence, of the American Soccer League. He was back in England with Tranmere in 1983. He ended his career with two games during the 1984–1985 season. After retiring, he briefly managed the

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during part of the 1993 campaign. He was employed as Tranmere's Chief Scout until retiring in May 2014, ending an association with the club that lasted over 40 years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Philpotts, Dave 1954 births Living people American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Carolina Lightnin' players Coventry City F.C. players English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Southport F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players People from Bromborough Footballers from Merseyside Sportspeople from Wirral Stockport County F.C. non-playing staff Tranmere Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football defenders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States