Steve Elliott

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Personal information
Steve Elliott
Full name	Steven Elliott
Date of birth	October 29, 1978 (1978-10-29) (age 29)
Place of birth	Derby, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bristol Rovers
Number	6
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2004 2003-2004 2004 2004-	Derby County → Blackpool (loan) Blackpool Bristol Rovers	072 (1) 012 (0) 016 (0) 125 (9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12/5/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Steve 'Stevie' Elliott (born 29 October 1978 in Derby) is an English professional football player. He currently plays as a centre back for Bristol Rovers.

1 Derby County (1997-2003)
2 Blackpool (2003-2004)
3 Bristol Rovers (2004-Present)
4 Honours
5 External links

[edit] Derby County (1997-2003)

Elliott came though the ranks at Pride Park and made his first team debut in the League Cup in September 1997. He made a total of 72 league appearances for Derby County, including 14 as a substitute. In November 2003 he moved to Blackpool on loan. The deal later became permanent.

[edit] Blackpool (2003-2004)

He moved to Blackpool on loan before making it permanent he made 28 appearances for Blackpool including the LDV Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

On one occasion he played as a goalkeeper for Blackpool following an injury to their starting goalkeeper and Elliott saved a penalty^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Bristol Rovers (2004-Present)

Elliott Signed in the summer of 2004 he made 40 appearances in his first season scoring twice and 45 appearances in his second season scoring twice.

He has gone on to play more than 100 games for the club, and proved himself one of the most popular players of recent years with the clubs supporters, who sing a rude (but friendly) song about him.

Elliott was sent off for the third time in his Rovers career on 24th November 2007 for an alleged headbutt in a volatile game at Swindon Town.

He scored an outstanding goal against Gillingham, 25 yards out straight into the back of the net.