David Hopkin

Where is David Hopkin now?

A no-nonsense central midfielder, former Bradford City and Leeds United player David Hopkin was forced to retire in 2003 at the age of 33 after a recurring ankle injury.

Starting his professional career at Greenock Morton in 1989 he went onto make over 300 first-team appearances over a 14-year period for six clubs including Crystal Palace where his 90th-minute winner in the 1997 First Division play-off final promoted them to the Premier League.

On the international front he represented the Scotland national side on seven occasions between 1997 and 1999.

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After relocating back to his Scottish homeland where he hung up his boots after a spell as player-coach at Greenock Morton, he had coaching spells at non-league sides Port Glasgow and Maryhill FC before returning to the club in 2012 as reserve team manager alongside Jonatan Johansson.

In 2013, Hopkin was promoted to assistant manager but resigned from the role five months later to concentrate on his duties with the club’s reserve team.

After continued success with the Greenock Morton reserves, he left the club in January 2015 to take up a new role as Mark Burchill’s assistant head coach at Livingston FC taking charge of the side when Burchill left in December 2015 on a temporary basis until the end of the season.

In May 2016, he was appointed as Livingston’s head coach on a permanent basis and had a tremendous first season in charge winning the Scottish League One title. He had continued success in his second season with the club and secured back to back promotions via the play-offs and a return to the Scottish Premiership for the West Lothian side.

Despite amazing success with the club, Hopkin rejected a contract extension and left Livingston in May 2018 to seek a new challenge.

He was only out of work for a matter of months before he was appointed manager of former side Bradford City in September 2018 but left in February 2019 having won only seven of his 35 games in charge.

Hopkin then made a return to Scotland to join Greenock Morton as manager having previously played for them and managed them in a caretaker capacity but left his role in December 2020 in a bid to save the club money after suffering a difficult year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In March 2021 he was appointed as manager of Ayr United but left after six months. 

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David Hopkin: Premier League Statistics

NationalityScottish
PositionMidfielder
Appearances124
Goals7
Yellow Cards16
Red Cards0
Premier League Teams Played forBradford City, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Leeds United

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 11 October 2022 by Admin