Matt Elliott (footballer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Matt Elliott | ||
 |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Stephen Elliott | |
| Date of birth | November 1, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Roehampton, England | |
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1989 1989-1992 1992-1993 1993-1997 1997-2005 2004 |
Charlton Athletic Torquay United Scunthorpe United Oxford United Leicester City → Ipswich Town (loan) |
0 (0) 124 (15) 61 (8) 148 (21) 245 (26) 10 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1998-2001 | Scotland | 18 (1) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Matthew "Matt" Elliott (born November 1, 1968) is a former professional footballer. Although English born, he never was never selected to play internationally for England, and played for Scotland (eligible due to his Scottish grandmother). He currently owns a clothing shop in Oxford.
Elliott is related to footballer Paul Brooker[clarify] who last played for Brentford.
Contents |
[edit] Club career
Elliott began his career in non-league football with Leatherhead and Epsom & Ewell, before getting his first taste of professional football with Charlton Athletic. Unable to break into the Charlton first-team, he moved to Torquay United within a year. He then worked his way up the ladder, signing for Scunthorpe United in March 1992, moving on to Oxford United in November 1993, and finally getting his chance in the Premiership when he was signed by Leicester City in early 1997 for a transfer fee of £1.6 million, which to this day remains Oxford's record sale.
Elliott was an instant success at Leicester, and went on to captain the side. He was in fact the first person to captain the Foxes at their new Walkers Stadium in 2002. Elliott usually played as a central defender, though he was also an effective emergency centre forward due to his bustling physique and bruising style of play. After eight mostly successful years at Leicester, he retired due to a knee injury in 2005. He also had a loan spell at Ipswich Town before his retirement.
Highlights of his career include scoring both goals for Leicester in their victorious League Cup final against Tranmere Rovers in 2000. He also won promotion to Division One with Oxford United in the 1995/96 season.
Elliott's last European appearance came in Leicester's 3-1 defeat to Red Star Belgrade on 28 September 2000 in the 2001 UEFA Cup.[1] It was also the club's last European competition before relegation the next season.
[edit] International
Elliott won 18 caps for the Scotland national team, scoring one goal which was a header from an Allan Johnston cross in a 2-0 win against San Marino.[2] He was in the Scotland squad for the 1998 World Cup although he didn't accrue any playing time in the tournament.
[edit] Managerial Career
On June 9th 2008 it was announced that Elliott had been appointed assistant manager to Dean Edwards at Unibond Premier team Hednesford Town.
[edit] Honours
- Oxford United
- Winner
- Division One: 1995/96
- Leicester City
- Winner
- Runner-up
[edit] References
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Steve Walsh |
Leicester City F.C. Captain 1999-2005 |
Succeeded by Danny Tiatto |
|
|||||||
