Dave Elliott (footballer, born 1945)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Elliott[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Tantobie, England | ||
Youth career | |||
Sunderland | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1966 | Sunderland | 31 | (1) |
1966–1971 | Newcastle United | 80 | (4) |
1971–1975 | Southend United | 178 | (9) |
1975–1976 | Newport County | 21 | (0) |
1976–1978 | Bangor City | ||
1978–1979 | Newport County | 2 | (0) |
Caernarfon Town | |||
Managerial career | |||
1975–1976 | Newport County (player-manager) | ||
1976–1978 | Bangor City (player-manager) | ||
Caernarfon Town (player-manager) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dave Elliott (born 10 February 1945) is an English former professional footballer and manager.
A midfielder, he began his career as an apprentice at Sunderland before moving to Newcastle United and Southend United. In 1975, he joined Newport County as player/manager and made 21 Football League appearances in the 1975–76 season before joining Bangor City as player/manager. He rejoined Newport during the 1978–79 season, making a further two appearances before becoming player/manager of Caernarfon Town.[2]
His daughter, Louise Elliott, is a TV and radio presenter for BBC Wales.[3]
After retirement, he opened a shop in Bangor, Gwynedd which remained well into the 1990s called'Dave Elliott Sports' which was very successful until the arrival of Allsports (which later became JJB Sports).
References
[edit]- ^ "Dave Elliott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Dave Elliott". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Wightwick, Abbie (15 May 2009). "Keep on running – Louise Elliott on turning 40 and doing her first half marathon". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- Living people
- 1945 births
- People from Tantobie
- Footballers from County Durham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Bangor City F.C. players
- Caernarfon Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northern Premier League players
- English football managers
- Newport County A.F.C. managers
- Bangor City F.C. managers
- Caernarfon Town F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- Northern Premier League managers
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs
- English football manager stubs