David Fitzpatrick (footballer, born 1990)

David James Fitzpatrick (born 28 February 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Macclesfield Town, as a left back.

David Fitzpatrick
Personal information
Full name David James Fitzpatrick[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Macclesfield Town
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2010 Stockport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Northwich Victoria
2011 New Mills
2011–2012 Northwich Victoria
2012–2013 New Mills
2013–2015 Southport 80 (3)
2015– Macclesfield Town 181 (4)
National team‡
2014 England C 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:48, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:48, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Manchester,[3] Fitzpatrick started his career at Stockport County before joining Northwich Victoria in November 2010.[4] Having made over 30 appearances for the club over the course of the 2010–11 season, scoring 5, he signed a contract with the club for the 2011–12 season at the end of the season.[4] As a result of a lack of first-team action, Fitzpatrick was released by Victoria in October 2011 in order to join Northern Premier League Division One South side New Mills.[5] Fitzpatrick made 10 appearances for New Mills, scoring 4, before rejoining Northwich Victoria on 23 December 2011.[6]

In the summer of 2012, Fitzpatrick joined New Mills on a permanent basis.[2] After an impressive season at New Mills, he joined Southport in the summer of 2013.[7][8] In Fitzpatrick's first season in the Conference Premier, he made 43 appearances, scoring once, whilst his second season at the club saw him make 37 league appearances.[3]

Macclesfield Town

Following trial periods at Crawley Town and Stevenage, Fitzpatrick joined Macclesfield Town in September 2015 on a four-month contract.[9][10] In January 2016, his contract with the club was extended until the end of the season.[11][12] After making 37 appearances for Macclesfield during the 2015–16 season,[3] with Fitzpatrick praised for his performances, he signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.[13]

The 2016–17 saw Fitzpatrick make 37 league appearances, scoring none again, whilst he also played in the 2017 FA Trophy Final, where Macclesfield lost 3–2 to York City.[3] Following the end of the season, Fitzpatrick signed another one-year contract extension with the club.[14]

The 2017–18 season was another successful season for Fitzpatrick as he appeared in every one of Macclesfield's 46 league matches as the club finished top of the National League, and were promoted to League Two, with Fitzpatrick signing a new two-year contract with Macclesfield Town as a result.[15]

On 4 August 2018, he made his first appearance in the English Football League in a 3–2 defeat to Swindon Town,[16] before going on to make 40 appearances, scoring thrice in a season where Macclesfield would marginally survive relegation, finishing 22nd.[3] The 2019–20 season saw Fitzpatrick make 21 appearances without scoring as Macclesfield would survive relation despite a points deduction as a result of Bury's expulsion from the Football League, with the club eventually finishing 23rd.[3][17]

He had a trial at Port Vale in August 2020.[18]

International career

In 2014, Fitzpatrick made 3 appearances for the England C team.[7]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "David Fitzpatrick — Defender — First Team — Macclesfield Town". Macclesfield Town F.C. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. David Fitzpatrick at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. Simpson, Andrew (21 May 2011). "Midfielder David Fitzpatrick will play for Northwich Victoria next season". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. Simpson, Andrew (17 October 2011). "Northwich Victoria release midfielder David Fitzpatrick to join Evo-Stik NPL rivals New Mills". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. Simpson, Andrew (23 December 2011). "Northwich return for Fitzpatrick". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. Badcock, Matt (5 June 2014). "Whirlwind Year Ends With England Cap For David Fitzpatrick". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. "David Fitzpatrick". Southport F.C. Former Players Association. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. Badcock, Matt (2 September 2015). "England C left-back David Fitzpatrick set for Macclesfield move". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  10. "David Fitzpatrick: Ex-Southport defender joins Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  11. Partington, Richard (13 January 2016). "Savvy business boosts Silkmen's promotion push". Macclesfield Express. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  12. Green, Jim (6 January 2016). "Conference Call: Dan Holman joins Cheltenham Town, Tranmere Rovers sign Jeff Hughes, Kidderminster Harriers bring in Arthur Gnahoua". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  13. "Fitzpatrick Commits to Silkmen". Pitchero Non-League. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  14. "Fitzpatrick Signs New Silkmen Deal". Pitchero Non-League. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  15. "David Fitzpatrick: Macclesfield Town defender signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  16. "Swindon Town vs. Macclesfield Town – 4 August 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  17. "League Two: Macclesfield deducted points but avoid relegation to National League". BBC Sport. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  18. Fielding, Rob (15 August 2020). "Port Vale take Macclesfield Town defender on trial". OneValeFan. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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