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David Bridges

David Stephen Bridges (born 22 September 1982) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.

Bridges began his career with local club Cambridge United, progressing through the youth system and breaking into the first team in 2001. He spent three seasons at the club before being released at the end of the 2003–04 season after failing to agree terms on a new contract. He then had a brief spell in Latvia playing for FK Rīga, before returning to England to make four appearances for Braintree Town in January 2005. In March 2005, he joined Histon, where he remained until the end of the season. He departed Histon that summer and rejoined Cambridge United on a one-year contract in July 2005. Bridges played regularly for two seasons before being released in 2007.

Bridges signed for Kettering Town ahead of the 2007–08 season, helping the club achieve promotion from the Conference North to the Conference Premier in his first year. At the end of the season, he rejected a contract offer from Kettering and joined Stevenage Borough on a free transfer. Over three years at Stevenage, Bridges contributed to the club's FA Trophy success in his first season, followed by back-to-back promotions from the Conference Premier to League One. Ahead of the 2011–12 season, he rejoined Conference Premier club Kettering Town. After one season, he moved to Chelmsford City for a year before signing for Bury Town in May 2013. He later had a brief spell at Brackley Town, before spending two seasons combining playing and coaching duties at King's Lynn Town. Internationally, Bridges also earned one cap for the England C team.

Having initially announced his retirement from playing in May 2016, Bridges returned to the game a year later as first-team coach at St Neots Town, where he also resumed playing during the 2017–18 season. He left the club in August 2018 to become head of coaching at League Two club Lincoln City. Following a period working with the Professional Footballers' Association, Bridges returned to Lincoln in August 2024 for a three-month spell as assistant head coach. Provided by Wikipedia