fullname youthclubs years clubs caps goals birth_place position birth_date article_title name
david billington peterborough united 1997 -- 2001 2000 peterborough -rrb- united sheffield wednesday → peterborough united -lrb- loan 5 0 0 0 0 0 oxford , england defender 15 january 1980 david billington -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 david billington
david billington -lrb- footballer -rrb-

david billington -lrb- born 15 january 1980 , oxford , england -rrb- is a former professional football player who played for peterborough united and sheffield wednesday .
billington signed for sheffield wednesday for # 1,000,000 from peterborough united in april 1997 along with winger mark mckeever in april 1997 .
but since then he endured a constant injury nightmare .
he returned to his old club peterborough in september 2000 on loan in a bid to help him regain fitness following 18 months on the treatment table .
but he broke down in his first appearance for the reserves and he was forced to retire from the game in february 2001 at the age 21 due to his knee injuries .
