Iain Dunn
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Iain George William Dunn (born 1 April 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for York City, Chesterfield, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United.[1]
Early life
Iain George William Dunn was born on 1 April 1970[1] in York, where he was raised.[2]
Career
Whilst in his second spell at Chesterfield he helped them reach the FA Cup semi-final in 1997, playing as a substitute in the quarter-final tie against Wrexham.[3] However, he did not play in the semi-final, in which Chesterfield lost to Middlesbrough after a replay.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Dunn was the first player in British football to score a golden goal. He achieved this feat in the Football League Trophy for Huddersfield Town versus Lincoln City on 30 November 1994. Huddersfield won 3–2 in extra time. Dunn was later presented with a commemorative trophy.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Always a cult figure, Dunn polarised fans' opinions; despite this he was voted Huddersfield Town's all-time cult hero by the club's fans[4] in an August 2004 poll for the BBC's Football Focus programme, and was included in the fans' all-time 100 favourite players.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Personal life
Dunn is currently a street environment officer for City of York Council.[5]
Since 2017, Dunn has been a match summariser on BBC Radio York's York City match commentary.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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External links
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Footballers from York
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- York City F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Goole Town F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- English Football League players