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David Artell started his career with his hometown club Rotherham United and went onto play 41 times during his 5 year stay. He was an integral part of the team that won a second successive promotion to the Championship and was named Young Player of the Year in 2000.

He had an extended loan spell at Shrewsbury in the 2002/03 season before making the short trip down the M1 motorway to join Keith Curle at Mansfield Town in the summer of 2003. He followed Curle two years later to link up with him at Chester City and went onto make over 90 appearances in his two year stay with the Blues picking up the Supporters Player of the Year in his final season. In June 2007 he left Chester to join Football League newcomers Morecambe and has amassed over 200 league appearances.

David lives in Chester with his wife Gemma and two young daughters. He is currently studying for a degree at Chester University in Forensic Science.

Recent twenty entries by the author:

• FA Trophy Betting: Morecambe's mission accomplished, time to enjoy the off-season
• Non-League Football: Morecambe's David Artell on a weekend in Rhyl
• I'm missing the player of the year awards at Morecambe but I wasn't in contention anyaway!
• There's no such thing as a football team having "nothing to play for"
• If I were to become a manager I'd be in the David Moyes mould
• Choosing between feeding and clothing your children or playing football...
• Has Terry been punished for his part in "Cole-gate"?
• Being dropped from the Morecambe eleven
• I'd never rule out playing abroad though Denmark is far too cold!
• Nothing worse than being on the end of a rough decision, just ask Frank Lampard
• Eduardo's injury was horrific but I've seen worse
• Shrewsbury manager Gary Peters was delighted to see our match called off
• Morecambe's just not the same side without Carl Baker
• England get solid start under Capello
• Adebayor and Bendtner took the whole being "passionate" thing a bit too far
• I couldn't hack practising on my own for hours like snooker players
• Keegan is taking a huge risk in returning to Newcastle
• We're just two matches away from a Wembley showdown
• Three-match ban wasn't the Christmas present I was after
• Morecambe's resident lothario lets himself down

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