David John Ian Dunn (born 27 December 1979) is an English former professional football player, manager and coach.

"[18] In his second appearance, Blackburn beat Newcastle United at St James' Park in the League Cup; Dunn scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out.

[27] Dunn then spend the next two months playing for the reserve side, though he did return to the first-team once, coming against Leeds United in the third round of the League Cup.

[28] On 6 November, Dunn returned to the first-team, where he started a match and played 83 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–2 draw against Ipswich Town.

[42] After his performances attracted interests from top division clubs, Blackburn Rovers began open talks with him over a new contract.

[49] Ahead of the 2001–02 season, Dunn was linked a move away from Blackburn Rovers, but the club's chairman John Williams refused to sell him.

[53] Dunn starred in Rovers' return to the Premier League, putting in a string of impressive performances, notably in their 7–1 win over West Ham United and a 3–3 draw at Arsenal, where he scored two goals, one a last minute equaliser.

[66] Ahead of the 2002–03 season, Dunn, once again, was linked a move away from Blackburn Rovers, as Premier League clubs continued to declare their interests in signing him.

[70] He then made his UEFA Cup debut against CSKA Sofia and played in both legs, as Blackburn Rovers went through away goal following a 4–4 draw on aggregate.

[80] Blackburn initially rejected offers from a number of clubs, but Birmingham City's revised bid of £5.5 million was accepted, and Dunn moved to the West Midlands in time for the start of the 2003–04 season.

[85] After signing a four-year contract, Dunn impressively made an impact in the club's friendly matches, scoring three times before suffering a muscle injury against Walsall, which he recovered from.

[113] Amid to injuries, he was linked with a return to Blackburn in the upcoming transfer window in November, as Bruce said his departure from Birmingham City could be imminent.

[120] At the end of this campaign, despite injury problems, he managed to feature in a total of 16 games in all competitions, including appearing in 11 Premier League matches.

[129] At one point during a 2–1 loss against West Ham United, he was involved in altercation with teammate Christopher Samba after conceding the equalising and the argument carried on in the dressing room at half-time.

[136] However, his 200th league appearance for Blackburn Rovers against Hull City on 23 August was overshadowed when he suffered an Achilles injury and was substituted at half-time.

[151] He made his 260th appearance for Blackburn Rovers in a home fixture with Chelsea at Ewood Park in a 1–1 draw on 21 March, playing for 56 minutes before being replaced by Australian international Brett Emerton.

[152] In a follow–up match, he scored twice against Birmingham City on 24 March in a 2–1 victory at Ewood Park, one in front of the Darwen End in the 5th-minute with him shooting with his left foot right in the corner of the goal and the other goal came on 67 minutes with a well-timed header from a corner taken by winger El Hadji Diouf from the left by line, and he celebrated in front of the Walkersteel Blackburn End with all the Rovers supporters, and received a yellow card for going into the crowd.

[163] On 2 February 2011, in the match against Tottenham Hotspur at Ewood Park, he made his 100th Premier League appearance since returning to the club for a second spell which ended in a disappointing 1–0 defeat.

[164] Three days later on 5 February, he came on for Brett Emerton in the 60th-minute with Rovers down 3–2 against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, he netted a penalty kick in the 81st-minute but could not prevent them from losing 4–3.

[171] He returned to the starting line–up against Fulham on 11 September but was substituted in the 52nd-minute after suffering a calf injury, in a 1–1 draw, resulting in him being sidelined for a month.

[183] In a match against Sheffield Wednesday on 24 October, he started and set up the club's only goal of the game before suffering a calf injury in the 34th-minute and was substituted, as they won 1–0.

[194] He found himself on the scoresheet in the local derby against Bolton Wanderers with an excellent solo effort, beating three players before slotting into the net to put Blackburn one goal up on the way to a 4–1 victory.

[213] Dunn made his 387th appearance for the club, where he started and played 76 minutes before substituted, which he received a standing ovation from supporters, as Blackburn Rovers won 3–2 against Ipswich Town in the last game of the season.

Manager Darren Kelly stated that his addition would make the team's midfield one of the strongest in the league for the upcoming 2015–16 Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

"[92][235] On 13 September 2015, following the sacking of Darren Kelly, Dunn was appointed as the caretaker manager of his playing club Oldham Athletic, with him supposed to remain in that position until a permanent replacement was found.

[241] He left the club sat in twenty-second place, with Dunn being replaced by heavily experienced John Sheridan a day later.

[243] On 25 February 2016, Dunn returned to his former playing club Blackburn Rovers to work alongside his former teammate Damien Johnson in the academy set-up as the under-23s assistant coach.

[249] On 12 February, Dunn was installed as the club's caretaker manager until further notice, following the dismissal of Simon Grayson, who was sacked after a negative run of form.

[253][254] Neil Critchley, a highly acclaimed coach who had previously been employed by Premier League giants Liverpool as their under-23s team manager, was appointed as Grayson's replacement on 2 March.

[256] In July 2020, Dunn became linked with the vacant managerial position at Barrow, whose previous manager Ian Evatt had recently departed to join Bolton Wanderers just shortly after guiding the club to promotion into the English Football League.