David Gerald Ivor 'Dave' Dunmore (born 8 February 1934 in Whitehaven

Whitehaven

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, Cumberland

Cumberland

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, England

England

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), is an English

England

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 former footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who played as a centre forward

Striker

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Dunmore played for York City

York City F.C.

York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...

, before being sold to Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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  for £10,500 in February 1954, which was a record transfer fee received for York at the time. Dunmore played for Tottenham Hotspur before joining West Ham United

West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

 during the 1959-60

1959-60 in English football

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 season. He made his West Ham debut on 19 March 1960 against Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

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, and went on to make 39 appearances for the club, scoring 18 goals. He played his last game for the Irons on 4 March 1961, a home defeat against West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

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, and joined Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient F.C.

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. With Malcolm Graham

Malcolm Graham (footballer)

Malcolm Graham is an English former footballer who played as a striker, mainly for Barnsley and Leyton Orient....

, Dunmore was Orient's joint top scorer in their only season in the First Division. He later rejoined York City in 1965, before moving into non-league football.