 David Rocastle (1992-1993)
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David Rocastle (1992-1993)
Pos: Midfielder |
DOB: 02/05/1967
Apps: 34 | Goals: 2
Debut: 16/09/1992 - Stuttgart (A)
Apps: 34 | Goals: 2
Debut: 16/09/1992 - Stuttgart (A)
David Rocastle features at number 79 in our 100 Greatest Leeds players ever.
Rejected by Millwall Rocastle joined Arsenal where he became a bit of a legend. He scored 34 goals and played 228 times in seven years for Arsenal, collecting two league title medals and a winner's medal in the League Cup. Howard Wilkinson signed Rocastle for league Champions Leeds for a record ????2 million pounds in July 1992. A stylish and skilful player he was extremely popular with the Leeds United fans however his time at Leeds was hampered by injuries. Rocastle played 34 times for Leeds scoring 2 goals before leaving for Manchester City in December 1993 to replace David White who had made the opposite move earlier that month. Rocastle died at the age of 33 on 31st March 2001 after a brief battle with an aggressive cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and was sadly mourned by the footballing community.
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| Signed From | Type | Joined | Left For | Left | ||
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Arsenal | Permanent | Jun 1992 |  |
Manchester City | Aug 1993 |
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Player Record | Apps | Start | (Sub) | Unused Sub | Goals |
| League | 25 | 17 | (8) | 5 | 2 | |
| FA Cup | 3 | 0 | (3) | 0 | 0 | |
| League Cup | 3 | 0 | (3) | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe | 3 | 2 | (1) | 2 | 0 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | (0) | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 34 | 19 | (15) | 9 | 2 | |
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Season by Season | Apps | Start | (Sub) | Unused Sub | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992-1993 | 26 | 13 | (13) | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993-1994 | 8 | 6 | (2) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | Date | Score | Match Events |
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Stuttgart European Cup 1st Round 1st Leg |
A | 16/09/1992 | 0 : 3 | L |  |
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Scunthorpe United Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg |
H | 22/09/1992 | 4 : 1 | W |  |
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Ipswich Town Premier League |
A | 03/10/1992 | 2 : 4 | L | |
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Glasgow Rangers European Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg |
A | 21/10/1992 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Queens Park Rangers Premier League |
A | 24/10/1992 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Coventry City Premier League |
H | 31/10/1992 | 2 : 2 | D | |
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Glasgow Rangers European Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg |
H | 04/11/1992 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Watford Coca Cola Cup 3rd Round |
A | 10/11/1992 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Arsenal Premier League |
H | 21/11/1992 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Chelsea Premier League |
A | 29/11/1992 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Nottingham Forest Premier League |
H | 05/12/1992 | 1 : 4 | L | |
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Sheffield Wednesday Premier League |
H | 12/12/1992 | 3 : 1 | W | |
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Crystal Palace Premier League |
A | 20/12/1992 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Southampton Premier League |
H | 09/01/1993 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Charlton Athletic FA Cup 3rd Round Replay |
A | 13/01/1993 | 3 : 1 | W | |
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Arsenal FA Cup 4th Round |
A | 25/01/1993 | 2 : 2 | D | |
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Middlesbrough Premier League |
H | 30/01/1993 | 3 : 0 | W | |
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Arsenal FA Cup 4th Round Replay |
H | 03/02/1993 | 2 : 3 | L | |
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Wimbledon Premier League |
A | 06/02/1993 | 0 : 1 | L | |
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League |
A | 20/02/1993 | 0 : 4 | L | |
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Manchester City Premier League |
H | 13/03/1993 | 1 : 0 | W |  |
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Nottingham Forest Premier League |
A | 21/03/1993 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Chelsea Premier League |
H | 24/03/1993 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Liverpool Premier League |
A | 21/04/1993 | 0 : 2 | L | |
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Queens Park Rangers Premier League |
H | 01/05/1993 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Coventry City Premier League |
A | 08/05/1993 | 3 : 3 | D | |
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Sunderland Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg |
H | 06/10/1993 | 1 : 2 | L | |
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Ipswich Town Premier League |
A | 17/10/1993 | 0 : 0 | D | |
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Blackburn Rovers Premier League |
H | 23/10/1993 | 3 : 3 | D | |
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Sheffield Wednesday Premier League |
A | 30/10/1993 | 3 : 3 | D | |
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Chelsea Premier League |
H | 06/11/1993 | 4 : 1 | W | |
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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League |
A | 20/11/1993 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Everton Premier League |
A | 23/11/1993 | 1 : 1 | D | |
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Arsenal Premier League |
H | 18/12/1993 | 2 : 1 | W | |
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Unused Sub | Date | Score | Match Events |
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Liverpool Charity Shield |
N | 08/08/1992 | 4 : 3 | W | Unused Sub |
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Aston Villa Premier League |
H | 13/09/1992 | 1 : 1 | D | Unused Sub |
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Stuttgart European Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg |
H | 30/09/1992 | 4 : 1 | W | Unused Sub |
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Stuttgart European Cup 1st Round Play Off |
N | 09/10/1992 | 2 : 1 | W | Unused Sub |
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Manchester City Premier League |
A | 07/11/1992 | 0 : 4 | L | Unused Sub |
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Ipswich Town Premier League |
H | 27/02/1993 | 1 : 0 | W | Unused Sub |
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Sunderland Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg |
A | 21/09/1993 | 1 : 2 | L | Unused Sub |
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Coventry City Premier League |
A | 25/09/1993 | 2 : 0 | W | Unused Sub |
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Wimbledon Premier League |
H | 02/10/1993 | 4 : 0 | W | Unused Sub |
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References |
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OzWhite: Player Profile for David Rocastle |
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Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for David Rocastle |
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Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for David Rocastle |
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