David Ridler (born 12 March 1976) is an English footballer and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Caernarfon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Wrexham | 116 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Macclesfield Town | 56 | (0) |
| 2003 | Scarborough | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Shrewsbury Town | 48 | (2) |
| 2005–20?? | Leigh RMI | ||
| 2007 | Prescot Cables | ||
| 2007–2008 | Winsford United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Caernarfon Town | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2008 | |||
He began his career with Wrexham, turning professional in August 1995. In May 2001, after over 100 football league appearances, he was released[1] and joined Macclesfield Town. In March 2003 he joined Scarborough,[2] but left in July that year to join Shrewsbury Town.[3] In May 2004 he was part of the Conference play-off winning side that took Shrewsbury back into the Football League.[4]
He lost his place in the Shrewsbury side and was made available for loan in September 2004.[5]
In March 2005 he left Shrewsbury to join Conference National side Leigh RMI.
He began the 2007–08 season with Prescot Cables, but left in October 2007 to join Winsford United.[6]
He left Winsford to join Caernarfon Town in September 2008.[7]
On 21 May 2009 Dave was appointed assistant manager of Prescot Cables. He became Caretaker Manager when boss Joe Gibliru left in November 2010 and was chosen as full-time boss a month later. He left the club to coach overseas in late 2011.
David is currently working with Liverpool F.C. at their academy in Egypt.
External links edit
- David Ridler at Soccerbase
- Welsh Premier League profile
References edit
- ^ "Dearden and Owen miss out". BBC Sport. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Ridler ponders Seadogs stay". BBC Sport. 8 April 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Shrews make signings". BBC Sport. 5 July 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Penalty heartbreak for Shots". NonLeagueDaily. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "McGrath stays with Shrews". BBC Sport. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Experienced defender joins the Blues". NonLeagueDaily. 29 October 2007. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ "Ridler joins Canaries". NonLeagueDaily. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
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