David Pountney (/ˈpaʊntni/; born 12 October 1939) is an English former footballer.
He played in The Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Aston Villa and Chester City.
[1] Pountney spent six years with Shrewsbury Town after signing in 1957 before making a £20,000 move to Football League First Division side Aston Villa in October 1963.
[1] Five years later he returned to Shrewsbury, combining playing with establishing his own sports business that he continues to own today.
[2] In 1970, Pountney moved to Chester and made an immediate impact by scoring from 35 yards to help his new employers eliminate Shrewsbury from the Football League Cup.