David Rocastle

**David Carlyle Rocastle** (2 May 1967 – 31 March 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the roles of a playmaker and a winger.

## Career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="8"|Arsenal|1985–86|rowspan="7"|First Division|16|1|5|1|3|0|0|0|24|2|
|1986–87|36|2|4|1|8|2|0|0|48|5|||||
|1987–88|40|7|4|2|8|3|0|0|52|12|||||
|1988–89|38|6|2|0|5|1|0|0|45|7|||||
|1989–90|33|2|3|0|4|0|0|0|40|2|||||
|1990–91|16|2|1|0|2|0|0|0|19|2|||||
|1991–92|39|4|1|0|3|0|4|0|47|4|||||
|rowspan="3"|Leeds United|1992–93|rowspan="2"|Premier League|18|1|3|0|2|0|3|0|26|1|
|1993–94|7|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|8|1|||||
|Manchester City|1993–94|Premier League|21|2|2|0|0|0|0|0|23|2|||
|rowspan="3"|Chelsea|1994–95|rowspan="2"|Premier League|28|0|0|0|3|1|8|1|39|2|
|1995–96|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|||||
|Norwich City|1996–97|First Division|11|0|||||||||||
|Hull City|1997–98|Third Division|11|1|||||||||||
|rowspan="3"|Sabah|1998|rowspan="2"|Liga Perdana 1|13|8|||||||||
|1999||5||1||||||6|||||

## Honours

**Arsenal**
- First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91
- Football League Cup: 1986–87
- FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared)
- Football League Centenary Trophy: 1988
- Zenith Data Systems Challenge Trophy: 1989

**Leeds United**
- FA Charity Shield: 1992
- Makita Tournament: runner-up 1992

**Sabah**
- Piala FA: runner-up 1998

**England youth**
- Toulon Tournament: runner-up 1988

**Individual**
- PFA Team of the Year: 1986–87 First Division, 1988–89 First Division
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 1985–86
- Barclays Young Eagle: 1987 & 1989

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: David Rocastle
- **fullname**: David Carlyle Rocastle
- **birth place**: Lewisham, London, England
- **death place**: Slough, Berkshire, England
- **position**: Midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1982–1985
- **youthclubs1**: Arsenal F.C., Arsenal
- **years1**: 1985–1992
- **clubs1**: Arsenal F.C., Arsenal
- **caps1**: 218
- **goals1**: 24
- **years2**: 1992–1993
- **clubs2**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United
- **caps2**: 25
- **goals2**: 2
- **years3**: 1993–1994
- **clubs3**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **caps3**: 21
- **goals3**: 2
- **years4**: 1994–1998
- **clubs4**: Chelsea F.C., Chelsea
- **caps4**: 29
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 1997
- **clubs5**: → Norwich City F.C., Norwich City (loan)
- **caps5**: 11
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 1997
- **clubs6**: → Hull City A.F.C., Hull City (loan)
- **caps6**: 11
- **goals6**: 1
- **years7**: 1998–1999
- **clubs7**: Sabah F.C. (Malaysia), Sabah
- **caps7**: 13
- **goals7**: 8
- **totalcaps**: 328
- **totalgoals**: 37
- **nationalyears1**: 1986–1988
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-21 football team, England U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 14
- **nationalgoals1**: 2
- **nationalyears2**: 1988–1992
- **nationalteam2**: England B
- **nationalcaps2**: 2
- **nationalgoals3**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 1988–1992
- **nationalteam3**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps3**: 14
- **nationalgoals2**: 0