Robert Michael Ridley (born 30 May 1942) is an English former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
winger. After playing for
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...
and
Gillingham between 1960 and 1967 he moved to South Africa.
Ridley coached the
Cleveland Cobras of the
American Soccer League in 1980.
References
1942 births
Living people
Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
English men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
American Soccer League (1933–1983) coaches
Gillingham F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
Denver Dynamos players
Dallas Tornado players
English expatriate men's footballers
English expatriate football managers
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
English Football League players
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