Gary Riddell
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Gary Riddell
|image =
|caption =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date|1966|8|9|df=y}}
|birth_place = Ellon, Scotland
|death_date = {{death date and age|1989|6|11|1966|8|9|df=y}}
|death_place = Dunfermline, Scotland
|height =
|position = Central defender
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 1983–1987
|clubs1 = Aberdeen
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 1987–1989
|clubs2 = Dunfermline Athletic
|caps2 = 44
|goals2 = 0
|totalcaps = 44
|totalgoals = 0
}}
Gary Riddell (9 August 1966 – 11 June 1989) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Career
Born in Ellon, Riddell played for Aberdeen and Dunfermline Athletic.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/garyriddell.html|title=Profile|accessdate=18 April 2014|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}
He died while on a charity half-marathon raising money for the Hillsborough disaster.{{cite web|url=http://www.dafc.co.uk/page/BriefHistory/0,,10288,00.html|title=A brief history|accessdate=18 April 2014|publisher=Dunfermline Athletic F.C.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/footballer-dies-during-charity-run-1.624721 |title=Footballer dies during charity run |date=12 June 1989 |accessdate=18 April 2014 |publisher=Herald Scotland |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510232926/http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/footballer-dies-during-charity-run-1.624721 |archivedate=10 May 2014 }}
References
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Aberdeen F.C. players
Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:People from Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Category:Footballers from Aberdeenshire
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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