David Preece
David William Preece Date of Birth: May 28, 1963 Share "David Preece" on FacebookDavid joined Walsall from school and after signing professional forms for the Saddlers in July 1980 as a 17 year old enjoyed four years at Fellows Park which included appearances in the semi-finals of the Milk Cup.
A Luton bid of £150,000 plus forward Steve Elliott was accepted by Walsall and David made his way to Kenilworth Road in December 1984. After making his Luton debut in a 1-0 home win over Aston Villa, scoring the only goal, David went on to make 395 first team appearances for the Hatters including one in the Littlewoods Cup Final win over Arsenal in 1988.
The tiny but hugely talented midfielder also won England B honours during his time with the Hatters.
Following his testimonial game against Manchester United at the end of the 1994-95 season he decided to move to Derby before enjoying spells with Cambridge and Torquay.
David sadly passed away in 2007 and in his memory a stand is named after him at Kenilworth Road.
Appearances
- League
- 336
- FAC
- 27
- Other
- 32
- Total
- 395
Goals
- League
- 21
- FAC
- 2
- Other
- 4
- Total
- 27
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David Preece trying to force the Town forward in a dull game decided by a single goal a result of a disputed penalty - Luton Town FC vs Coventry City (18th Aug 1987)
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David Preece in a battle for the ball with Darren Peacock - Luton Town FC vs Chelsea (9th Apr 1994)
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David Preece celebrates his goal - Luton Town FC vs Queens Park Rangers (20th Jan 1990)
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David Preece is surrounded - Luton Town FC vs Stoke City (7th May 1995)
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David Preece is challenged for the ball - Charlton Athletic vs Luton Town FC (22nd Apr 1995)
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David Preece scores the only goal of the game on his Town debut to give us our first win in 7 matches - Luton Town FC vs Aston Villa (8th Dec 1984)
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David Preece tries his luck from the edge of the penalty area - Sheffield United vs Luton Town FC (5th Jan 1991)
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David Preece is held off the ball - Sheffield United vs Luton Town FC (30th Mar 1991)
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David Preece is closed down by Jason Cundy - Chelsea vs Luton Town FC (6th Apr 1991)
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David Preece knocks the ball past Colin Pascoe - Luton Town FC vs Sunderland (20th Apr 1991)
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David Preece evades the Leicester defence - Leicester City vs Luton Town FC (15th Aug 1992)
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David Preece beats the Barnsley legend Neil Redfearn on this occasion - Barnsley vs Luton Town FC (10th Oct 1992)
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David Preece looks for an opening - Luton Town FC vs Millwall (21st Nov 1992)
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David Preece hammers in a shot - Luton Town FC vs Watford (29th Nov 1992)
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David Preece tries to get away from the chasing pack - West Ham United vs Luton Town FC (28th Dec 1993)
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David Preece admires his handiwork as he plays the ball forward - Luton Town FC vs Notts County (16th Jan 1993)
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David Preece is closely marked by Paul Beesley - Luton Town FC vs Sheffield United (26th Dec 1990)
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David Preece moves forward with the ball - Sunderland vs Luton Town FC (20th Oct 1990)
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David Preece had an excellent game for the Town, having missed the previous four games, as he is cup-tied - Sheffield Wednesday vs Luton Town FC (16th Mar 1985)
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The Town secure a comfortable 3-1 win. Here David Preece skips through the Arsenal rearguard - Luton Town FC vs Arsenal (4th May 1985)
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Emeka Nwajiobi lays the ball back for David Preece to score Town`s first goal - Luton Town FC vs Sheffield United (8th Oct 1985)
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A minute after Palace equalise David Preece scores Town`s 87th minute winner - Crystal Palace vs Luton Town FC (6th Jan 1986)
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David Preece celebrates with Kingsley Black but his goal was disallowed - Luton Town FC vs Manchester City (29th Nov 1988)
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David Preece on the ball - Charlton Athletic vs Luton Town FC (14th Jan 1989)
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David Preece is brought down and it is a penalty for the Town - Luton Town FC vs Derby County (29th Apr 1989)
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David Preece attempts to cut the ball back across the face of the goal - Southampton vs Luton Town FC (25th Nov 1989)
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David Preece scores Town`s goal - Luton Town FC vs Queens Park Rangers (20th Jan 1990)
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David Preece takes the ball away from Andy Sinton - Luton Town FC vs Queens Park Rangers (20th Jan 1990)
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David Preece looking to make a trademark pass - Luton Town FC vs Charlton Athletic (20th Feb 1993)
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David Preece carefully plays the ball out wide - Luton Town FC vs Oxford United (9th Mar 1993)
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David Preece gets the ball across - Watford vs Luton Town FC (3rd Apr 1993)
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David Preece battles his way through - Luton Town FC vs Bolton Wanderers (13th Sep 1994)
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David Preece looks for an opening - Luton Town FC vs Bristol City (1st Oct 1994)
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David Preece takes a tumble in the area - Luton Town FC vs Bristol City (1st Oct 1994)
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David Preece hits home the Town's third goal - Luton Town FC vs Middlesbrough (15th Oct 1994)
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David Preece is congratulated on his goal - Luton Town FC vs Middlesbrough (15th Oct 1994)
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David Preece celebrates after knocking in the second goal - Luton Town FC vs Portsmouth (19th Nov 1994)
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David Preece slips the ball through - Notts County vs Luton Town FC (31st Dec 1994)
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David Preece skips through - Bristol City vs Luton Town FC (25th Feb 1995)
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David Preece gets the ball across - Luton Town FC vs Millwall (4th Mar 1995)
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David Preece gets the ball across - Luton Town FC vs Tranmere Rovers (18th Mar 1995)
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David Preece on the ball - Luton Town FC vs Southend United (27th Aug 1994)
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David Preece burst through as Gareth Southgate tries to rip Scott Oakes shirt off his back - Luton Town FC vs Crystal Palace (16th Apr 1994)
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David Preece fires in a trademark left foot shot - Derby County vs Luton Town FC (24th Apr 1993)
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David Preece chips the ball forward - Luton Town FC vs Peterborough United (1st May 1993)
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David Preece waits to pounce as Danny O`Shea evades Scott Oakes - Cambridge United vs Luton Town FC (17th Aug 1993)
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David Preece plays crab football - Luton Town FC vs Bolton Wanderers (11th Sep 1993)
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David Preece scores to reduce the deficit - Watford vs Luton Town FC (19th Dec 1993)
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David Preece attempts a shot at goal - Luton Town FC vs Southend United (18th Jan 1994)
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David Preece keeps his eyes on the ball - Luton Town FC vs Southend United (18th Jan 1994)
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David Preece scores Town`s second goal - Luton Town FC vs Portsmouth (22nd Feb 1994)
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David Preece avoids a sliding tackle - West Ham United vs Luton Town FC (14th Mar 1994)
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Happy Hatters Scott Oakes Kerry Dixon David Preece and Ceri Hughes - Luton Town FC vs West Ham United (23rd Mar 1994)
- Scott Oakes (P910)
- Kerry Dixon (P919)
- Ceri Hughes (P896)
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David Preece fires in a shot - Charlton Athletic vs Luton Town FC (22nd Apr 1995)
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David Preece Player Profile 1989 -
David Preece Dressing Room Talk 1989 -
David Preece Proud Dad 1989 -
New Strip Success 1989 - Roy Wegerle (P881)
- Tim Breacker (P852)
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David Preece Top Hatter 1989 -
David Preece Poster 1989 -
David Preece Poster 1990 -
David Preece Player Profile 1990 -
Luton Win The Soccer Sixes 1990 - Sean Farrell (P889)
- Lars Elstrup (P890)
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Preece Autograph Hunting 1990 -
The 1988 Littlewoods Cup Winners - Kingsley Black (P874)
- Danny Wilson (P872)
- Tim Breacker (P852)
- Rob Johnson (P850)
- Mark Stein (P853)
- Andy Dibble (P855)
- Mick Harford (P863)
- Ashley Grimes (P857)
- Richard Harvey (P869)
- Mal Donaghy (P811)
- David Oldfield (P876)
- Ricky Hill (P796)
- Brian Stein (P808)
- Marvin Johnson (P878)
- Steve Foster (P861)
- Ian Allinson (P875)
- Emeka Nwajiobi (P851)
- Gary Cobb (P871)
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Dressing Room Talk With David Preece 1987 -
David Preece Receives A Bottle Of Bubbly After Debut Goal -
David Preece Poster 1985 -
Preeceys On The Fruit And Veg 1985 -
David Preece Top Hatter 1985 -
David Preece Poster 1986 -
Dressing Room Talk With David Preece 1987 -
Luton 1987 Thank You For Your Support - Andy Dibble (P855)
- Mike Newell (P866)
- John Faulkner (P769)
- Ricky Hill (P796)
- Steve Foster (P861)
- Mal Donaghy (P811)
- Peter Nicholas (P864)
- Brian Stein (P808)
- Stacey North (P854)
- Mick Harford (P863)
- Mark Stein (P853)
- Emeka Nwajiobi (P851)
- Marc North (P865)
- Ricky McEvoy (P870)
- Rob Johnson (P850)
- Jimmy Ryan (P757)
- Tim Breacker (P852)
- Les Sealey (P849)
- Ashley Grimes (P857)
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David Preece In Profile 1988 -
David Preece Poster 1988 -
Dressing Room Talk With David Preece 1988 -
Well Done David 1990 -
David Preece Profile 1991 -
David Preece Poster 1991 -
Kerry Dixon and David Preece meeting the sponsors - 94:95 programme feature - Kerry Dixon (P919)
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Scott Oakes and David Preece, being good men - 94:95 programme feature - Scott Oakes (P910)
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David Preece playing card - 99:00 programme feature -
David Preece Man of the Match - 94:95 programme feature -
David Preece Sticker -
Rob Johnson, David Preece greeted by Marvin Johnson after winning the 1988 Littlewoods Cup 2012:13 Programme Article - Rob Johnson (P850)
- Marvin Johnson (P878)
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David Preece, A Hatter and a Saddler - 96-97 programme feature -
The 10th anniversary of the 1988 littlewoods cup win. A tremendous piece - 97:98 programme feature - Mick Harford (P863)
- Kingsley Black (P874)
- Gary Cobb (P871)
- John Faulkner (P769)
- Richard Harvey (P869)
- Rob Johnson (P850)
- Andy Dibble (P855)
- Ricky Hill (P796)
- Darron McDonough (P868)
- Brian Stein (P808)
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The Marvin Johnson benefit, visits from John Hartson, Kerry Dixon and David Preece - 97:98 programme feature - Marvin Johnson (P878)
- John Hartson (P923)
- Kerry Dixon (P919)
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David Preece Memorial Article Match Programme 2007 -
David Preece, poster boy for the Club shop - 94:95 programme feature -
David Preece Interview 1994 -
Christmas Cheer 1993 - Ceri Hughes (P896)
- Darren Salton (P906)
- Mitchell Thomas (P842)
- Richard Harvey (P869)
- Des Linton (P909)
- Aaron Skelton (P933)
- Kerry Dixon (P919)
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David Preece Interview 1992 -
Autograph duty for Spider, Preece, Dixon and Oakes - 94:95 programme feature - Mitchell Thomas (P842)
- Kerry Dixon (P919)
- Scott Oakes (P910)
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Centre spot with David Preece - 94/95 programme feature -
David Preece Interview 1992 -
David Preece Poster 1992 -
David Preece poster - 94:95 programme feature -
David Preece testimonial - 94:95 programme feature -
David Preece Interview 1993 -
Squad Picture - 94:95 programme feature - Des Linton (P909)
- Paul Telfer (P901)
- Tony Thorpe (P928)
- Scott Houghton (P921)
- Ceri Hughes (P896)
- Dwight Marshall (P932)
- Scott Oakes (P910)
- Aaron Skelton (P933)
- Kerry Dixon (P919)
- Julian James (P879)
- Richard Harvey (P869)
- Martin Williams (P908)
- John Hartson (P923)
- David Greene (P920)
- Marvin Johnson (P878)
- Juergen Sommer (P922)
- Mitchell Thomas (P842)
- Jamie Campbell (P907)