Dave Esser

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dave Esser

| image =

| fullname = Edward David Esser{{Hugman|5985|accessdate=13 November 2016}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|6|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Altrincham, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 =

| years1 = 1975–1977 |clubs1 = Everton |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1977–1982 |clubs2 = Rochdale |caps2 = 180 |goals2 = 24

| years3 = 1982–1983 |clubs3 = APOEL |caps3 = 24 |goals3 = 5

| years4 = 1983 |clubs4 = Karlskrona |caps4 = |goals4 =

| years5 = 1983–198? |clubs5 = Altrincham |caps5 = 12 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1983 |clubs6 = → Hyde United (loan) |caps6 = 2 |goals6 = 1

| years7 = |clubs7 = Witton Albion |caps7 = |goals7 =

| years8 = |clubs8 = Northwich Victoria |caps8 = 13 |goals8 = 1

| years9 = |clubs9 = Witton Albion |caps9 = |goals9 =

| years10 = 1985–1988 |clubs10= Macclesfield Town |caps10= 40 |goals10= 19

| years11 = |clubs11= Witton Albion |caps11= |goals11=

| years12 = 1989 |clubs12= Stalybridge Celtic |caps12= |goals12=

| years13 = 1990 |clubs13= Winsford United |caps13= |goals13=

| years14 = 1990–1992 |clubs14= Ashton United |caps14= |goals14=

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Edward David Esser (born 20 June 1957) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s.

He started as an apprentice with Everton in 1975-76 but did not play a league game for them and moved to Rochdale where he made 180 league appearances. After Rochdale he joined Cypriot club APOEL, and went on to play for Karlskrona,{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player8/daveesser.html |title=Dave Esser |website=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=14 November 2016}} Altrincham,{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Harman |title=Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years |publisher=Tony Williams |date=2005 |isbn=978-1-869833-52-7 |pages=27, 37}} Hyde United,{{cite web |url=http://www.hydeunited.com/playerstats.php?p=583 |title=Player Statistics: Dave Essar |website=Hyde United Football Club: Database |accessdate=14 November 2016}} Witton Albion (three spells), Northwich Victoria,{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Harman |title=Alliance to Conference |pages=489, 505}} Macclesfield Town,{{cite web |url=http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/manager_and_player_profiles/Players/e.html |title=Managers and players: E |website=Macclesfield Town Football Club Archives |publisher=Macclesfield Town Football Club and Geoffrey Knights |accessdate=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115000823/http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/manager_and_player_profiles/Players/e.html |archive-date=15 November 2016 |url-status=dead }} Stalybridge Celtic, Winsford United and Ashton United.{{cite web |url=http://aufc.webs.com/de.htm |title=D/E |website=Ashton United (Hurst FC) Player Database |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812012048/http://aufc.webs.com/de.htm |archivedate=12 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}