David Andrew Platt (born 10 June 1966 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, who played in midfield.
Platt signed for Manchester United as an apprentice on leaving school in 1982. He signed professional at the start of the 1984-85 season but was given a free transfer in January 1985 as a result of a staff-cutting exercise by manager Ron Atkinson.
Dario Gradi then signed Platt for Crewe Alexandra in the Fourth Division. He quickly ...
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David Andrew Platt (born 10 June 1966 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, who played in midfield.
Platt signed for Manchester United as an apprentice on leaving school in 1982. He signed professional at the start of the 1984-85 season but was given a free transfer in January 1985 as a result of a staff-cutting exercise by manager Ron Atkinson.
Dario Gradi then signed Platt for Crewe Alexandra in the Fourth Division. He quickly established himself as a strong-running, free-scoring midfielder. In 1988, he signed for Aston Villa, and in his first season at Villa Park he helped the club achieve promotion to the First Division, one season after they had been relegated.
He was a frequent goalscorer for Villa, and in 1989-90 took them to the brink of the league title. Although they had to settle for runners-up spot behind Liverpool, Platt was voted PFA Player of the Year.
Platt was given his first England cap by Bobby Robson in a friendly against Italy in 1989. When Bobby...
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