David Ridler (born 12 March 1976) is an English footballer and manager.
He began his career with
Wrexham
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, turning professional in August 1995. In May 2001, after over 100 football league appearances, he was released and joined
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...
. In March 2003 he joined
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
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, but left in July that year to join
Shrewsbury Town
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Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...
. In May 2004 he was part of the Conference play-off winning side that took Shrewsbury back into the Football League.
He lost his place in the Shrewsbury side and was made available for loan in September 2004.
In March 2005 he left Shrewsbury to join
Conference National
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side
Leigh RMI
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.
He began the 2007–08 season with
Prescot Cables, but left in October 2007 to join
Winsford United
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.
He left Winsford to join
Caernarfon Town
Caernarfon Town Football Club () is a professional Welsh football club based in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. They play in the .
They are nicknamed "the Canaries" because of the club's yellow and green strip, a nickname that dates from 1895. Caernarfon ...
in September 2008.
On 21 May 2009 Ridler 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.
Ridler is working with Liverpool F.C. at their academy in Egypt.
External links
*
Welsh Premier League profile
References
Living people
1976 births
English men's footballers
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Macclesfield Town F.C. players
Scarborough F.C. players
Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Leigh Genesis F.C. players
Caernarfon Town F.C. players
Winsford United F.C. players
Prescot Cables F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Cymru Premier players
Footballers from Liverpool
Men's association football defenders
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