David Kerslake

David Kerslake
Kerslake in 2013 with Cardiff City
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-06-19) 19 June 1966
Place of birth Stepney, London, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Ebbsfleet United (assistant manager)
Youth career
1982–1984 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Queens Park Rangers 58 (6)
1989–1993 Swindon Town 135 (1)
1993 Leeds United 8 (0)
1993–1997 Tottenham Hotspur 37 (0)
1996–1997Swindon Town (loan) 8 (0)
1997Charlton Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
1997–1998 Ipswich Town 7 (0)
1997–1998Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 10 (0)
1998–1999 Swindon Town 24 (0)
Canvey Island
Total 287 (7)
International career
England Schoolboys
1982 England U17 4 (1)
1982–1983 England Youth 21 (4)
1985 England U19 4 (1)
1985 England U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Cardiff City (caretaker)
2017 Northampton Town (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Kerslake (born 19 June 1966) is an English football coach and former player. He is currently assistant manager of Ebbsfleet United.

As a player, Kerslake was a right-back who notably played in the Premier League for Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played in the Football League with Queens Park Rangers, Swindon Town, Ipswich Town and Wycombe Wanderers. He retired with non-league side Canvey Island. He was capped once by England U21.

Since retiring, Kerslake has worked as a coach for Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City. In 2013 he had a brief spell as caretaker manager at Cardiff until the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He went on to work at Gillingham before returning to Northampton Town, where, in 2017, he was temporarily the first-team manager.