David Hilton (footballer) 1998, Hilton joined Scottish First Division club Ayr United on trial, on the recommendation of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. He signed for them in March, but never played for the first team. David Hilton (footballer) David Hilton (born 10 November 1977) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington. He played as a left back or on the left wing. Hilton was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He was a schoolboy international; in June 1993, the "Independent"'s Henry Winter reported that "the chase [was] on to sign David Hilton, a left-sided Barnsley boy with a
David Smith (footballer, born 1968) David Smith (footballer, born 1968) David Smith (born 29 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder between 1986 and 2003. During his career he played for Coventry City, Bournemouth, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Grimsby Town and Swansea City, making more than 400 appearances in the Football League and Premier League. He won 10 caps for the England under-21 team. Since 2004 he has been employed as the commercial manager at Grimsby Town. Smith started his career at Coventry City after signing professional terms with the club in 1986. He had previously failed trials