Background
Stothard was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Stothard was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He helped the British Columbia all-star team upset Tottenham Hotspur in Vancouver in 1957, and also played for the all-stars against Hearts, Aberdeen, N ottinghamshire Forest, Admira Vienna, Sheffield United, Wolves and Leningrad Zenit. Later in his career he was awarded the Austin Delany Memorial Trophy as the league"s Most Valuable Player.
He was a member of Canada"s first World Cup team in 1957 and also played 13 times for the British Columbia all-star team On April 2006 David Stothard was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame, Stothard is the ninth member of the 1957 World Cup team to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.