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David Demaine
Personal information
Full name David Jack Demaine[1]
Date of birth (1942-05-07)7 May 1942
Place of birth Cleveleys, Lancashire, England
Date of death 19 May 2025(2025-05-19) (aged 83)
Place of death Colombia
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1960–1961 Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Tranmere Rovers 2 (0)
1962–1963 Southport 5 (0)
Sankeys
1965–1966 Toronto Roma
1966 Hartford S.C.
1966 New York Ukrainians
1967 Toronto Falcons 9 (3)
1970 Toronto White Eagles
Total 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Demaine (7 May 1942 – 19 May 2025) was a footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers and Southport.[2][3]

In 1965, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Roma for two seasons.[4][5] The remainder of the 1966 season, he played in the American Soccer League with Hartford Soccer Club, and later with New York Ukrainians in the German-American Soccer League.[6][7]

In 1967, he played in the National Professional Soccer League with the Toronto Falcons.[8] In 1970, he played in the National Soccer League with the Toronto White Eagles.[9]

He died on 19 May 2025 in Colombia.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Bios: Dave Demaine". thecnsl.com. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "David Demaine". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
  4. ^ Gillespie, Norman (1 October 1965). "McGill Defeats U of M 3-1". Newspapers.com. The Gazette. p. 38. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ Gillespie, Norman (9 May 1966). "Montreal Inter Ties Roma 1-1". Newspapers.com. The Gazette. p. 29. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Demaine's Goal Trips Nats, 1-0". Newspapers.com. New York Daily News. 25 April 1966. p. 521. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. ^ Larson, Bertil (12 September 1966). "Hartford Soccer Club and Boston Battle to Rousing 5-5 Deadlock". Newspapers.com. Hartford Courant. p. 26. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ "NASL-David Demaine". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  9. ^ Waring, Ed (23 July 1970). "Tiny forward tries goal and wins 2-0". The Globe and Mail. p. 35.
  10. ^ "In Memoriam: David Demaine (1942–2025)". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.