Kerslake: David

1993-1993 (Player Details)

Right Back

Born: Stepney, London: 19-06-1966

Debut: v Manchester City (h): 13-03-1993

5’8” 11st (1993)

Kerslake played for East London, Inner London, London District and England Schoolboys at Under-Fifteen and Under-Sixteen level, when a winger. Then started his career with Queens Park Rangers, firstly as an amateur, signing schoolboy forms in June 1982 and turning professional in June 1983. Youth and England under-nineteen internationals soon followed before he gained his England Under-Twenty-one cap against Turkey in 1985. He made his debut for Queens Park Rangers against Newcastle United in April 1985. He scored six goals in fifty-eight games, of which twenty were as substitute, at Loftus Road. A £110,000 move to Swindon Town in November 1989 saw him play under future England boss Glenn Hoddle, but he gave up the chance to feature in the Division One promotion play-offs to join Leeds for £500,000. In his first spell with Swindon he had played one hundred-and-thirty-five games, of which only two were off the bench, and scored once, and was acknowledged as the best right-back in the Division. With right-back Mel Sterland facing a lengthy lay-off because of injury, Leeds turned to the former England Under-Twenty-one international to fill the vacancy. However, an injury at Anfield in only his eighth appearance, curtailed his season. Gary Kelly seized the opportunity offered and started his long unbroken run at right back and Kerslake was released after only six months at Elland Road, United taking a £50,000 loss as he joined Tottenham Hotspur for £450,000. He made thirty-four starts and three substitute appearances at White Hart Lane before he returned to Swindon Town for a second spell on loan in November 1996, making eight appearances. He went to Ipswich Town on a free-transfer in August 1997, making two starts and five substitute appearances in the League. In December 1997 he went on loan to Wycombe Wanderers, where he had nine starts and one game off the bench. In March 1998 he joined Swindon for a third time and made twenty-two starts and two games as substitute before he joined Non-League Canvey Island in June 1999. He won twenty-nine England Youth caps, a record at the time and great things were expected of him which perhaps never materialised. After retiring, he spent five years working with the youth team at Spurs before joining Colin Calderwood at Northampton Town as reserve team coach.He followed him to Nottingham Forest in a similar capacity. He moved later into coaching becoming a coach under former Swindon team-mate Colin Calderwood at Nottingham Forest. On 26th December 2008 Kerslake left Forest along with Calderwood before being selected by Malky Mackay as First Team Coach at Watford in the summer of 2009.