David Ridler

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| name = David Ridler

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1976|3|12}}

| birth_place = Liverpool, England

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| position = Defender

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| years1 = 1995–2001

| years2 = 2001–2003

| years3 = 2003

| years4 = 2003–2005

| years5 = 2005–20??

| years6 = 2007

| years7 = 2007–2008

| years8 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Wrexham

| clubs2 = Macclesfield Town

| clubs3 = Scarborough

| clubs4 = Shrewsbury Town

| clubs5 = Leigh RMI

| clubs6 = Prescot Cables

| clubs7 = Winsford United

| clubs8 = Caernarfon Town

| caps1 = 116

| caps2 = 56

| caps3 = 6

| caps4 = 48

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| caps8 = 9

| goals1 = 1

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| club-update = 1 December 2008

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David Ridler (born 12 March 1976) is an English footballer and manager.

He began his career with Wrexham, turning professional in August 1995. In May 2001, after over 100 football league appearances, he was released{{cite web|title=Dearden and Owen miss out|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1339902.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2001-05-19|accessdate=2008-12-01}} and joined Macclesfield Town. In March 2003 he joined Scarborough,{{cite web|title=Ridler ponders Seadogs stay|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scarborough/2928765.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2003-04-08|accessdate=2008-12-01}} but left in July that year to join Shrewsbury Town.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/3047992.stm|title=Shrews make signings|date=2003-07-05|accessdate=2008-12-01|publisher=BBC Sport}} In May 2004 he was part of the Conference play-off winning side that took Shrewsbury back into the Football League.{{cite web|title=Penalty heartbreak for Shots|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=17595|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801171543/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=17595|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 August 2012|accessdate=2008-12-01|date=2004-05-16|publisher=NonLeagueDaily}}

He lost his place in the Shrewsbury side and was made available for loan in September 2004.{{cite web|title=McGrath stays with Shrews|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/3696720.stm|date=2004-09-28|accessdate=2008-12-01|publisher=BBC Sport}}

In March 2005 he left Shrewsbury to join Conference National side Leigh RMI.

He began the 2007–08 season with Prescot Cables, but left in October 2007 to join Winsford United.{{cite web|title=Experienced defender joins the Blues |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=45941 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily |date=2007-10-29 |accessdate=2008-12-01 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801171554/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=45941 |archivedate=1 August 2012 |df=dmy }}

He left Winsford to join Caernarfon Town in September 2008.{{cite web|title=Ridler joins Canaries |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=52343 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily |date=2008-09-08 |accessdate=2008-12-01 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801171607/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=52343 |archivedate=1 August 2012 |df=dmy }}

On 21 May 2009 Ridler was appointed assistant manager of Prescot Cables. He became caretaker manager when boss Joe Gibliru left in November 2010 and was chosen as full-time boss a month later. He left the club to coach overseas in late 2011.

Ridler is currently working with Liverpool F.C. at their academy in Egypt.