The League Paper

PART-TIME HERO DAVID YEARNS FOR MORE

by
The Football League Paper Team
5 August 2018

THERE can’t be many League players working a part-time office job around playing – but not everybody has had a career like Macclesfield defender David Fitzpatrick.
The 28-year-old has taken the scenic route to League Two before finally making it as part of the Silkmen’s fairytale National League title win last season.
Just six years ago the left-back was playing in the Evo-Stik North with New Mills while also turning out for pub side Brookland’s Tap on a Sunday morning.
But he got his chance in Non-League’s top tier with Southport, where he earned England C hon...

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