Dave Esser

Dave Esser
Personal information
Full name Edward David Esser[1]
Date of birth (1957-06-20) 20 June 1957 (age 67)[1]
Place of birth Altrincham,[1] England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Everton 0 (0)
1977–1982 Rochdale 180 (24)
1982–1983 APOEL 24 (5)
1983 Karlskrona
1983–198? Altrincham 12 (0)
1983 → Hyde United (loan) 2 (1)
Witton Albion
Northwich Victoria 13 (1)
Witton Albion
1985–1988 Macclesfield Town 40 (19)
Witton Albion
1989 Stalybridge Celtic
1990 Winsford United
1990–1992 Ashton United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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,[2] Altrincham,[3] Hyde United,[4] Witton Albion (three spells),[5][6] Northwich Victoria,[7] Macclesfield Town,[6] Stalybridge Celtic,[5] Winsford United[5] and Ashton United.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Dave Esser". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Dave Esser". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 27, 37. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  4. ^ "Player Statistics: Dave Essar". Hyde United Football Club: Database. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "D/E". Ashton United (Hurst FC) Player Database. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Managers and players: E". Macclesfield Town Football Club Archives. Macclesfield Town Football Club and Geoffrey Knights. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. ^ Harman, John (ed.). Alliance to Conference. pp. 489, 505.