David Staley
Head Coach
2nd year
Overall Record: 11-2-1
Conference Record: 9-1-0
Kwame Wiafe-Annoh
Assistant Coach
2nd Year
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Staley’s first season with the Durham College women’s soccer program was one to remember as the Lords made headlines throughout the entire season. Staley led DC to the OCAA Championship finals, where they earned the provincial silver medal.
The Lords earned plenty of team recognition in 2009, earning the Central East Regional championship, being named the top defensive team and setting the OCAA all-time record for most goals in a season (59).
A former goalkeeper with the Durham Lords, Staley is one of the most successful athletes in Durham College history. In four seasons with the Lords, Staley won three OCAA provincial medals and was named an OCAA All-Star three times. In 1997 behind Staley’s leadership as team captain, the Lords won the provincial title and went on to finish fourth at the CCAA national championship. That year, Staley was named the Durham College men’s soccer MVP and an OCAA All-Star. The following year, Staley continued his dominance on the pitch as he was named a CCAA All-Canadian, the Durham College men’s soccer MVP and the Durham College overall Athlete of the Year.
In 1999, Durham College officially retired Staley’s jersey for his success and contribution to the college and sport.
Following graduation, Staley immediately joined the coaching ranks and had instant success working with the Darlington Soccer Club in the youth rep system. In 2000, his U16 boys team advanced to the prestigious Newcastle Millennium Cup (England) finals. In women’s soccer, his U14 girls team were bronze medalists at the Dana Cup in Denmark as well as the Gothia World Youth Cup in Sweden in 2005. This summer has also been very successful for his squad as his U12 girls team is provincially ranked. Staley has plenty of experience teaching technical and tactical skills as the Darlington Soccer Club goalkeeper coach and at Durham Indoor Soccer Centre Camps.
Staley is the fourth head coach in Durham College women’s soccer history as he replaces Vaso Vujanovic, who left the program to become the men’s soccer head coach at UOIT.
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