David Bridges
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Bridges playing for Kettering Town in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Stephen Bridges | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Huntingdon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luton Town (first-team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Cambridge United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Cambridge United | 45 | (4) |
| 2004 | FK Rīga | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Braintree Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Histon | 11 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Cambridge United | 66 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Kettering Town | 23 | (11) |
| 2008–2011 | Stevenage | 61 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Kettering Town | 35 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Chelmsford City | 28 | (1) |
| 2013 | Bury Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Brackley Town | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | King's Lynn Town | 75 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | St Neots Town | 22 | (3) |
| 2021 | St Ives Town | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 386 | (47) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Stephen Bridges (born 22 September 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a first-team coach at EFL League One club Luton Town.
Bridges began his career at Cambridge United, making his first-team debut in 2001. After three seasons, he had a brief spell with FK Rīga in Latvia and later played for Histon, before returning to Cambridge United in July 2005. He joined Kettering Town in July 2007, helping the club win promotion to the Conference Premier, and signed for Stevenage Borough a year later. During three seasons at Stevenage, he was part of the team that won the FA Trophy and achieved consecutive promotions from the Conference Premier to League One.
He later played in non-League football for Chelmsford City, Bury Town, Brackley Town, and King's Lynn Town, combining playing and coaching duties. Bridges initially retired in May 2016, but returned the following year in a player-coach role at St Neots Town. He subsequently joined Lincoln City as head of coaching in August 2018, worked with the Professional Footballers' Association, and returned to Lincoln as assistant head coach in August 2024. He also earned one cap for the England C team in 2006.