Dave Elliott (footballer, born 1945)


Dave Elliott 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.
His daughter, Louise Elliott, is a TV and radio presenter for BBC Wales.
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.