*Indicates unconfirmed information. Figures in brackets after English team names indicate all appearances made and goals scored in competitive matches for Football League clubs from 1888 onwards. For Scottish League clubs the figures show details of all competitive appearances and goals scored from 1946/47 onwards.
David Small
Appearances: 3 Goals: 1
Date / Year of birth: 15th May 1925
Position: Striker
Season of first appearance: 1949/50
Season of last appearance: 1949/50
Also played for: Canterbury City, Snowdown Colliery Welfare and Sittingbourne
Canterbury-born centre-forward christened David but universally known as 'Buddy' who worked as a window cleaner in the city.
Buddy joined the newly-formed Canterbury City from local amateur club Burnap's for the 1947/48 season before moving on to Snowdown Colliery Welfare during 1948/49. He made his debut for Snowdown in a match against his old club Canterbury at Bretts Corner and had a sensational game, scoring four times in a 6-3 win.
In December 1949 Buddy joined Margate and made his debut on 17.12.49, scoring in a 3-1 Kent League win away to Aylesford Paper Mills. However he only played twice more for the first team before moving on.
He later played for Sittingbourne alongside the likes of Peter Vandepeer and Ron Austin before returning to Canterbury for a spell that included the 1952/53 and 1953/54 seasons.
Buddy was still living in the Canterbury area in 2009.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
|
FAC |
KSC |
KLC |
KSS |
|
|
1949/50 (MFC) |
3 (40) |
N/A |
1 |
KENT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (6TH OF 17) |
EPR |
1R |
2R |
SF |