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|height = 1.79m<ref name="Macclesfield profile">{{Cite web |title=David Fitzpatrick — Defender — First Team — Macclesfield Town |url=https://www.mtfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/david-fitzpatrick/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621130858/https://www.mtfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/david-fitzpatrick/ |archive-date=21 June 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020 |publisher=Macclesfield Town F.C.}}</ref>
|position = [[Defender (association football)|Left back]]
|currentclub = [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
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|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010
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|caps7 = 22
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2021–
|clubs8 = [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]
|caps8 = 0
|goals8 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2013–2014
|nationalteam1 = [[England national football C team|England C]]
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'''David James Fitzpatrick''' (born 28 February 1990) is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|left back]] for {{English football updater|Altrinch}} club [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]].
He began his career playing semi-professional football for [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]] and [[New Mills A.F.C.|New Mills]] in the [[Northern Premier League]]. He won the [[Cheshire Senior Cup]] with Northwich in 2011, scoring both goals in the final. He joined [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] in 2013 and established himself in the [[National League (division)|Conference Premier]] with 80 league appearances in two seasons, also winning three caps for the [[England national football C team|England C]] team. He signed with [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] in September 2015 and soon established himself in the first-team, helping the club to reach the [[2017 FA Trophy Final|2017 FA Trophy final]]. He played all 46 league games of the 2017–18 [[National League (division)|National League]] title winning campaign and made his debut in the [[English Football League]] the next season at the age of 28. He signed with Port Vale in August 2020 and moved on to Altrincham 12 months later.
==Club career==
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===Port Vale===
On 25 August 2020, Fitzpatrick signed a one-year contract with [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] after impressing on trial.<ref>{{cite news |title=David Fitzpatrick: Port Vale sign former Macclesfield Town defender |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53907914 |access-date=25 August 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2020 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fielding |first1=Rob |title=Port Vale take Macclesfield Town defender on trial |url=https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2020/08/port-vale-take-macclesfield-town-defender-on-trial/ |access-date=15 August 2020 |work=OneValeFan |date=15 August 2020}}</ref> He said the decision to sign up was "a no-brainer really" as he previously worked well with former Macclesfield manager John Askey and players such as [[Danny Whitehead]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baggaley |first1=Michael |title='He wasn't lying' – David Fitzpatrick on joining Port Vale |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/port-vale-david-fitzpatrick-signed-4457705 |access-date=26 August 2020 |work=StokeonTrentLive |date=26 August 2020}}</ref> He was one of 15 players that were released at the end of the [[2020–21 Port Vale F.C. season|2020–21]] season.<ref name="released15">{{cite news |title=2020/21 Retained List |url=https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2021/may/202021-retained-list/ |access-date=10 May 2021 |work=www.port-vale.co.uk |date=10 May 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
= He went on to have a trial with [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] after manager Phil Parkinson faced an injury crisis in pre-season, with Andy White, Connor Hampson and Shaun Densmore all ruled out; Fitzpatrick was signed to a contract with the National League club on 1 August 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mail |first1=Harry |title=Altrincham have David Fitzpatrick on trial after Port Vale exit |url=https://the72.co.uk/243324/altrincham-have-david-fitzpatrick-on-trial-after-port-vale-exit/ |access-date=29 July 2021 |work=The 72 |date=29 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=John |title=David Fitz the bill! New signing solves Alty injury problem {{!}} Altrincham Football Club |url=https://www.altrinchamfc.com/news/david-fitz-the-bill-new-signing-solves-alty-injury-problem |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Altrincham FC |date=1 August 2021}}</ref>
==International career==
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