Frank Elliott (footballer)

Frank Elliott
Personal information
Full nameFrank Fredrick George Elliott[1]
Date of birth23 July 1929[1]
Place of birthLambeth, England[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1940–1945Welsh Schoolboy Football
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1946Merthyr Tydfil
1947–1952Swansea Town0(0)
1952–1954Stoke City22(0)
1954–1955Fulham25(0)
1955–1958Mansfield Town63(0)
1959Bath City
Total110(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Frank Fredrick George Elliott (born 23 July 1929) is a former Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham, Mansfield Town and Stoke City.[1]

Career

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

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1952–53 12010130
1953–54 10000100
Fulham 1953–54 800080
1954–55 15010160
1955–56 200020
Mansfield Town 1956–57 36020380
1957–58 27040310
Career Total 1100801180

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.