Frank Elliott (footballer) explained

Frank Elliott
Fullname:Frank Fredrick George Elliott
Birth Date:23 July 1929
Birth Place:Lambeth, England
Death Date:November 2018 (aged 89)
Death Place:Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Youthyears1:1940–1945
Youthclubs1:Welsh Schoolboy Football
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1946
Years2:1947–1952
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1952–1954
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:1954–1955
Clubs4:Fulham
Caps4:25
Goals4:0
Years5:1955–1958
Caps5:63
Goals5:0
Years6:1959
Clubs6:Bath City
Totalcaps:110
Totalgoals:0

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]

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

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City1952–53First Division12010130
1953–54Second Division10000100
Fulham1953–54Second Division800080
1954–55Second Division15010160
1955–56Second Division200020
Mansfield Town1956–57Third Division North36020380
1957–58Third Division North27040310
Career Total1100801180

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.