David Sidney Riley is a former English

English people

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 footballer. He was a small midfielder

Midfielder

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 and striker.

Playing career

Riley played for Keyworth United and Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

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, and also enjoyed loans spells at Darlington

Darlington F.C.

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 and Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...

 before he joined Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 for £20,000 in October 1987. Scoring on his debut he was soon a big hit, becoming the club's joint-top scorer in the 1987–88 season

1987–88 Port Vale F.C. season

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 with 10 goals (along with Darren Beckford

Darren Beckford

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). He was a member of the 1988–89

1988–89 Port Vale F.C. season

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 promotion winning

1989 Football League Third Division play-off Final

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 side but on 25 April 1989 broke his leg

Bone fracture

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 in a 1–1 draw at Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

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. He managed to recover, but did not re-capture his first team position and in March 1990 was loaned back to Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...

, who paid £40,000 for his services on a permanent basis the next month. He later played for Kettering Town

Kettering Town F.C.

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, F.C. Ponsonby

Mount Albert-Ponsonby

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 (New Zealand

New Zealand

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), Boston United

Boston United F.C.

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 and King's Lynn

King's Lynn F.C.

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.

Coaching career

By March 2011, he was working as under-15s manager at Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

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