Dave Ridings
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| 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 | 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 | |||
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.
Halifax Town
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
Fellow Third Division side Lincoln City bought Ridings for £10,000 in February 1994.[4]
Leigh RMI
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
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]
