David Rocastle

Date of birth02 May 1967
Place of birthLewisham
NationalityEnglish
Weight75 kg
Height1.75 m
PositionMidfielder
Died31 March 2001

England International

With Arsenal, 1st Division Champion 1989, 1991, League Cup winner 1987 and runner-up 1988. Rocky – who died tragically young due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2001 – was a life-long Arsenal fan but admired far beyond the confines of Highbury. A richly talented midfielder.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Arsenal 01 Dec 1984 01 Aug 1992
Leeds United 01 Aug 1992 01 Dec 1993
Manchester City 01 Dec 1993 01 Aug 1994

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1985-86 Arsenal FA Cup 5
1
1985-86 Arsenal League Cup 2
1
1985-86 Arsenal League Division One 13
3
1
1986-87 Arsenal FA Cup 4
1
1986-87 Arsenal League Cup 8
2
1986-87 Arsenal League Division One 36
2
1987-88 Arsenal FA Cup 4
2
1987-88 Arsenal League Cup 8
3
1987-88 Arsenal League Division One 40
7
1988-89 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1988-89 Arsenal League Cup 5
1
1988-89 Arsenal League Division One 38
6
1989-90 Arsenal FA Charity Shield 1
1989-90 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1
1989-90 Arsenal League Cup 4
1989-90 Arsenal League Division One 28
5
2
1990-91 Arsenal FA Cup
1
1990-91 Arsenal League Division One 13
3
2
1990-91 Arsenal Rumbelows League Cup 2
1991-92 Arsenal European Cup 4
1991-92 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1991-92 Arsenal League Cup 3
1991-92 Arsenal League Division One 36
3
4
1992-93 Leeds United Premier League 11
7
1
1
1993-94 Leeds United Premier League 6
1
1
1993-94 Manchester City Premier League 21
2
3
1994-95 Chelsea League Cup 3
1
1994-95 Chelsea Premier League 26
2
3
1994-95 Chelsea UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 7
1
1
1995-96 Chelsea Premier League 1
1997-98 Hull City League Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Oct 1997 Newcastle United v Hull City L 2-0 League Cup 3rd round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1986-87 England UEFA Under-21 2
1986-87 England Under-21 2
1
1987-88 England Toulon Under-21 4
1987-88 England UEFA Under-21 5
1
1987-88 England Under-21 1
1988-89 England FIFA World Cup 2
1
1988-89 England International Friendly 4
1989-90 England FIFA World Cup 1
1
1989-90 England International Friendly 1
1
1991-92 England B International 1
1991-92 England International Friendly 1
1
1991-92 England OT v B 1
1991-92 England UEFA European Championship 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
09 Sep 1986 Sweden v England D 1-1 Under-21
11 Nov 1986 England v Yugoslavia D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 4
18 Feb 1987 Spain v England W 1-2 Under-21
28 Apr 1987 Turkey v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 4
08 Sep 1987 Germany v England L 2-0 Under-21
13 Oct 1987 England v Turkey D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 4
10 Nov 1987 Yugoslavia v England W 1-5 UEFA Under-21 Group 4
16 Feb 1988 Scotland v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
22 Mar 1988 England v Scotland W 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
27 Apr 1988 England v France D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
05 Jun 1988 England v Mexico W 2-1 Toulon Under-21 Group A
07 Jun 1988 England v USSR W 1-0 Toulon Under-21 Group A
09 Jun 1988 England v Morocco W 1-0 Toulon Under-21 Group A
12 Jun 1988 France v England L 4-2 Toulon Under-21 Final
14 Sep 1988 England v Denmark W 1-0 International Friendly
16 Nov 1988 Saudi Arabia v England D 1-1 International Friendly
08 Feb 1989 Greece v England W 1-2 International Friendly
08 Mar 1989 Albania v England W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Group 2
26 Apr 1989 England v Albania W 5-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2
03 Jun 1989 England v Poland W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2
07 Jun 1989 Denmark v England D 1-1 International Friendly
06 Sep 1989 Sweden v England D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2
11 Oct 1989 Poland v England D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2
13 Dec 1989 England v Yugoslavia W 2-1 International Friendly
15 May 1990 England v Denmark W 1-0 International Friendly
13 Nov 1991 Poland v England D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 7
18 Dec 1991 Spain v England W 0-1 OT v B
25 Mar 1992 Czechoslovakia v England D 2-2 International Friendly
28 Apr 1992 C.I.S. v England D 1-1 B INTER
17 May 1992 England v Brazil D 1-1 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.