David Ridings (born 27 February 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Crewe Alexandra.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Ridings[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1970[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Farnworth, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| 1990–1991 | →Macclesfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Halifax Town | 37 | (8) |
| 1994 | Lincoln City | 10 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Ashton United | ||
| 1995–1996 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | →Hednesford Town (loan) | ||
| 1996–2002 | Leigh RMI | ||
| 2002–2003 | Stalybridge Celtic | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Halifax Town edit
Ridings signed for Third Division club Halifax Town in January 1993, and he scored on his debut as Halifax picked up their first win in 13 games with 3–0 victory at Darlington.[3]
Lincoln City edit
Fellow Third Division side Lincoln City bought Ridings for £10,000 in February 1994.[4]
Leigh RMI edit
On 24 August 1996, he joined Leigh RMI just an hour before the transfer deadline, enabling him to make his debut for the club, as a substitute, in the 3–1 Northern Premier League Division One home defeat to Droylsden later that afternoon.[5] He played over 200 games for The Railwaymen in nearly six years with the club.[6]
Stalybridge Celtic edit
In April 2002, Ridings turned down the offer of a new 12-month contract with Leigh to join Stalybridge Celtic, linking up with former Leigh assistant manager David Miller and a number of ex-Hilton Park teammates.[7][8] He made his debut in the 2–2 draw with Vauxhall Motors in opening game of the 2002–03 season and would go on to make a further 11 appearances for Celtic before leaving the club.[9][10]
Honours edit
Club edit
Leigh RMI
Individual edit
- Leigh RMI Players' Player of the Year: 2000–01[13]
External links edit
- Dave Ridings at Soccerbase
- Dave Ridings at ShaymenOnline.org
- Dave Ridings at StalybridgeCeltic.co.uk
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Dave Ridings". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Dave Ridings". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Spotlight On Divs 2 and 3". The Daily Mirror. 10 January 1993. p. 53. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Sporting Digest: Football". The Independent. 23 February 1994. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Disappointing start for RMI: Leigh RMI 1 Droylsden 3". The Bolton News. 26 August 1996. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Hindley, Martyn (15 March 2002). "Dave Ridings Celebrates 200 games at the club". Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club. Archived from the original on 14 July 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Ridings off into the sunset". Leigh Reporter. 6 June 2002. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Ridings switch finally confirmed". NonLeagueDaily.com. 2 July 2002. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Taylor, Debbie (17 August 2002). "Stalybridge Celtic 2–2 Vauxhall Motors". Stalybridge Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile – Dave Ridings". Stalybridge Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "RMI's final agony". Lancashire Telegraph. 16 April 1999. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Leigh clinch promotion glory". BBC Sport. 28 June 2000. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "News 14/05/01". Leigh RMI FC. 14 May 2001. Archived from the original on 6 February 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2020.