Frank Elliott (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Fredrick George Elliott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1929[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | November 2018 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1940–1945 | Welsh Schoolboy Football | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
| 1947–1952 | Swansea Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1952–1954 | Stoke City | 22 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Fulham | 25 | (0) |
| 1955–1958 | Mansfield Town | 63 | (0) |
| 1959 | Bath City | ||
| Total | 110 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Fredrick George Elliott ( 23 July 1929 – November 2018) was a Welsh former footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham, Mansfield Town and Stoke City.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Elliott was born in Lambeth and began his career with Merthyr Tydfil and then Swansea Town before he joined Stoke City in 1952.[1] He provided back up to Bill Robertson and Dennis Herod making 13 appearances in 1952–53 and ten in 1953–54 before leaving for Fulham in March 1954.[1] He spent three seasons at Craven Cottage and then moved to Mansfield Town where he spent two seasons making 69 appearances and later played for non-league Bath City.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1952–53 | First Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Fulham | 1953–54 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1956–57 | Third Division North | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1957–58 | Third Division North | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 110 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Frank Elliott". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Frank Elliott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)