David Pipe

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14 David Pipe
Nationality:
Caps (goals):	1 (0)
Rovers apps (gls)1:
Date of birth:	5 November 1983
Place of birth:	Caerphilly
Height:	5 ft 9 in
Position:	Midfielder
Date joined:	10 July 2007
Joined from:	Notts County
1 League appearances and goals only.

David Pipe is a midfielder who plays on the right-hand side of the pitch. He joined Rovers in July 2007 from Notts County for a fee of £50,000, making him one of the few players in the squad at the time who wasn't acquired on a free transfer. He has been capped by Wales on one occasion, in 2006, and is a former captain of the Welsh Under-21 side.

David was involved in controversy on 23 February 2008 when he was arrested and released on bail related to claims that a man was assaulted in a night club on Park Street. This event had occurred after the football club's Valentine's ball, which had taken place earlier in the evening. During the 2009-10 season the club brought in midfielders Dominic Blizzard and Mark Wright, and this coupled with the emergence of youngster Ben Swallow into the first team meant that opportunities for Pipe to play became fewer and further between. This resulted in him joining Cheltenham Town on loan on loan deadline day, 26 November 2009.

[edit] Career

David's first senior club was Coventry City, for whom he made 21 league appearances, scoring one goal. After failing to establish himself as a first-team regular with Coventry he moved on to Notts County in 2004, where he made more of an impact and earned himself a call-up to the Welsh national team. During his time with the Magpies he played 141 league games and scored four goals. He moved to Rovers in the summer of 2007, and immediately became a regular fixture in the starting XI.

Season	Club	League
		Apps	Goals
2000-01	Coventry City	0	0
2001-02	Coventry City	0	0
2002-03	Coventry City	21	1
2003-04	Coventry City	0	0
2003-04	Notts County	18	0
2004-05	Notts County	41	2
2005-06	Notts County	43	2
2006-07	Notts County	39	0
2007-08	Bristol Rovers	40	2
2008-09	Bristol Rovers	39	1

[edit] Record against Rovers

David has played against Rovers five times, all for Notts County. Of those five games, he won twice and lost to the Pirates on three occasions. He only played the full 90 minutes twice and was substituted three times, and on one of those occasions was replaced by former Rovers loanee James Walker.

Date	Club	Venue	Result	Notes
14 August 2004	Notts County	Memorial Stadium	2–1 to Rovers
22 August 2005	Notts County	Meadow Lane	2–0 to Notts County	Substituted after 69 minutes
11 March 2006	Notts County	Memorial Stadium	2–1 to Notts County	Substituted after 89 minutes
14 October 2006	Notts County	Meadow Lane	2–1 to Rovers
17 March 2007	Notts County	Memorial Stadium	2–0 to Rovers	Replaced by James Walker after 74 minutes