David Artell

Rotherham United

A centre back, Artell began his career with his hometown club Rotherham United, making his debut as a substitute on 12 October 1999 in a 2–0 defeat to Swansea City at Vetch Field – his only appearance that season, in which The Millers won promotion as Third Division runners-up. He scored his first senior goal the following season; a header in a 1–1 draw with Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 23 September 2000. Artell made 40 appearances in the 2000–01 campaign, playing a vital role in the club's second successive promotion from the Second Division. Despite this, he never featured at Millmoor in the First Division under manager Ronnie Moore. In September 2002, Artell joined Third Division side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the remainder of the 2002–03 season. On 4 January 2003, Shrews defeated Premier League giants Everton 2–1 at the Gay Meadow in the FA Cup third round, a major cup upset in which Artell featured. He also featured in the following round as they were beaten comprehensively by another Premier League outfit in Chelsea, who ran out 4–0 winners at the Gay Meadow on 11 February 2003. That season was ultimately a disappointing one for Salop, as they were relegated from the Football League after finishing rock-bottom of the Third Division. Artell later said the dressing room was divided between younger and older players under manager Kevin Ratcliffe. In May 2003, Artell returned to Rotherham but was released by the club.

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Artell was called up to the Gibraltar national football team in February 2014. He made his debut on 1 March 2014 in Gibraltar's second official match, a 4–1 friendly defeat to the Faroe Islands at the Victoria Stadium.

The Football League Paper described Artell as "an archetypal lower-league stopper", and former manager and teammate Jim Bentley said that "he was committed, he was aggressive, he was brave."

In July 2014, Artell became academy operations manager at former club Crewe Alexandra while still playing for Bala Town.

Crewe Alexandra

On 8 January 2017, Artell was appointed first-team manager by Crewe Alexandra, replacing Steve Davis in the role. One of his first moves was to appoint fellow ex-Crewe player and former Bala Town teammate Kenny Lunt as his assistant manager. On 28 February, with his side facing the possibility of relegation from League Two following a 4–0 defeat at Hartlepool United, Artell publicly warned his players that "relegation means oblivion... they'll end up in the Conference North on £200 a week with a job as a milkman." Crewe promptly won four of their five games in March to climb towards mid-table safety, a run of form that earned Artell a nomination for EFL League Two Manager of the Month. The Railwaymen ended the 2016–17 campaign in 17th place. Artell released six first-team players in the summer, warning the remaining out-of-contract players to sign their new contracts quickly before they too were released, but stated that "we all had a say. It's not a dictatorship. I'm not Idi Amin or Pol Pot... it's evolution, not revolution, but we won't be happy with 17th in the table again next season." The 2017–18 season, Artell's first full campaign as manager, saw Crewe fare marginally better than the previous season, finishing 15th, largely due to a strong end to the campaign. They had languished in 22nd in November, at which point Artell…