Dave Elliott (footballer, born 1945)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1976 | Newport County (player-manager) | ||
| 1976–1978 | Bangor City (player-manager) | ||
| Caernarfon Town (player-manager) | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
- ↑ "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.