Later Life and Legacy
David now works as a pundit and also on the after-dinner circuit, he also writes a weekly column on the official Liverpool Football Club web-site.
David is still a firm favourite amongst the Anfield faithful and was voted in at No.18 on the 2006 poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop. The poll was conducted by the Reds official web-site, 110,000 supporters worldwide took part listing their favourite 10 Liverpool players of all-time.
Ironically, David's 18th place was higher than John Toshack's 34th and David Johnson's 77th positions, two of the players that prevented David from gaining more Liverpool appearances.
David was married to Jan Fairclough who died on April 9, 2011. Jan collapsed suddenly on the morning of April 6 of a brain hemorrhage and died 3 days later. A minute of silence was held for Jan (as well as the 96 Hillsborough victims and Mark Burgan, a soldier from Liverpool) at Anfield before a Liverpool vs. Manchester City match on April 11, 2011. David and Jan have two children, Tom and Sophie.
David suffered a minor heart attack on 3 October 2010, at the age of 53, but is expected to make a full recovery.
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