Dave Elliott (footballer, born 1945)

Dave Elliott

Personal information
Full name	David Elliott [1]
Date of birth	(1945-02-10) 10 February 1945 (age 80)
Place of birth	Tantobie, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
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. ^[3]

His daughter, Louise Elliott, is a TV and radio presenter for BBC Wales. ^[4]

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

1. "Dave Elliott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
2. Williams, Tony; Peskett, Roy (12 August 1971). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72. Queen Anne. p. 388. ISBN   978-0-362-00094-8.
3. "Dave Elliott". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
4. 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.