# Dave Regis

David Regis (born 3 March 1964) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 53 goals from 237 appearances in the Football League in the 1990s, notably for Stoke City and Notts County.

## Playing career

Regis was born in Paddington, London. He began his playing career in non-league football with clubs including Dunstable Town, Fisher Athletic, Windsor & Eton and Barnet. Barnet sold him for a fee of £25,000 to Notts County, where he began his professional career at the age of 26.
He also played professionally for Plymouth Argyle, Bournemouth, Stoke City (two seasons), Birmingham City, Southend United, Barnsley (where he was a member of the squad promoted to the Premier League, making four appearances that season), Peterborough United, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United, where he finished his professional career in 1998, having made 231 league appearances. He later returned to non-league football with Wivenhoe Town in Essex and Hucknall Town.

## Post-playing career

Regis has been a football consultant and youth coach at Notts County's and Nottingham Forest's academies, education and welfare officer at Charlton Athletic's academy, and a regional manager in the Football League's youth development department.

## Personal life

Regis is the younger brother of footballer Cyrille Regis, the cousin of sprinter John Regis, and the uncle of footballer Jason Roberts.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Notts County | 1990–91 | Second Division | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 17 |
| Notts County | 1991–92 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1991–92 | Second Division | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1992–93 | Second Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Bournemouth (loan) | 1992–93 | Second Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Stoke City | 1992–93 | Second Division | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| Stoke City | 1993–94 | First Division | 38 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 14 |
| Birmingham City | 1994–95 | Second Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Southend United | 1994–95 | First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Southend United | 1995–96 | First Division | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 1995–96 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Barnsley | 1996–97 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Peterborough United (loan) | 1996–97 | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Notts County (loan) | 1996–97 | Second Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 1997–98 | Third Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient | 1997–98 | Third Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lincoln City | 1997–98 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1997–98 | Third Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 237 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 272 | 64 |
    A. ^ The "Other" column includes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League play-offs, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.

## Honours

Notts County
* Second Division play-off winners: 1990–91
Stoke City
* Second Division champions: 1992–93