David John Pleat (born 15 January 1945) is an English football player turned manager, and sports commentator. Pleat made 185 Football League appearances for five clubs, scoring 26 goals. He had two spells as manager of Luton Town, and four as manager of Tottenham Hotspur (three of which were as caretaker manager).
^Barry Hugman, Rothman's Football League Players Records, Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications, 1981, p. 277
David John Pleat (born 15 January 1945) is an English football player turned manager, and sports commentator. Pleat made 185 Football League appearances...
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Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2013. "DavidPleat - Managers". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 11...
Tottenham manager DavidPleat took over. In January 1996, Kevin Keegan attempted to re-sign Waddle for Newcastle United as cover for David Ginola during a...
John Kelly Boys at a game in Hitchin where Luton coaches Roy McCrohan, DavidPleat, and Danny Bergara were in attendance. Ricky Hill joined Luton Town FC...
between the two sides had finished 4–3 to Coventry, both Tottenham manager DavidPleat and Coventry joint-manager John Sillett anticipated an exciting final...
built a good reputation as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur working under DavidPleat, and since Manchester City and Notts County both places working under...
Robben. In May 2004, Arnesen was brought to Tottenham Hotspur, replacing DavidPleat. Arnesen was to function as the manager responsible for player transfers...
after performing well as a caretaker, including Paul Hart at Portsmouth, DavidPleat at Tottenham Hotspur and Ole Gunnar Solskjær at Manchester United. Arsène...
training and preparations as well as nutrition. Former Tottenham manager DavidPleat described Kane as an "old-fashioned traditional centre-forward". Clive...
Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 8 January 2015. Pleat, David (21 May 2008). "DavidPleat's key clashes". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved...
finished 10th the following season and Shreeves was sacked in favour of DavidPleat in May 1986. In August that year Shreeves joined the coaching staff at...