Ian Elsby Explained

Ian Elsby
Fullname:Ian Christopher Elsby
Birth Date:13 September 1960
Birth Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Port Vale
Years1:1979–1981
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:43
Goals1:1
Years2:1979
Clubs2:Cleveland Cobras (loan)
Years3:1981–1987
Clubs3:Macclesfield Town
Caps3:170
Goals3:0
Years4:1990–1994
Caps4:103
Goals4:1
Totalcaps:316+
Totalgoals:2+

Ian Christopher Elsby (born 13 September 1960) is an English former footballer who played for Port Vale, Cleveland Cobras, Macclesfield Town and Congleton Town. His uncle is the former footballer Jim Elsby.

Career

Elsby graduated from the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in May 1978.[2] He was immediately sent out to the USA on loan with Jimmy Melia's American Soccer League side Cleveland Cobras, but returned to Vale Park by August of that year.[2] He played five Fourth Division games under Dennis Butler in 1978–79 before becoming a first-team regular under new boss John McGrath from February 1980 to the end of the 1979–80 season.[2] He scored his first goal in the Football League on 9 February 1980, in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town.[2] He fell out of favour the next season though, and was restricted to 23 appearances before being handed a free transfer in May 1981.[2] He moved on to Macclesfield Town (Northern Premier League) and Congleton Town.[2] He was voted Macclesfield's Player of the Year in 1981–82 and won the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1983.[3] In summer 1986 he was in a car crash with teammates Nigel Shaw, Steve Waddington and Trevor Brissett.[4]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1978–79Fourth Division50000050
1979–80Fourth Division2110010221
1980–81Fourth Division1705010230
Total4315020501
Macclesfield Town1981–82[5] Northern Premier League42010100530
1982–83[6] Northern Premier League42050100570
1983–84[7] Northern Premier League3607080510
1984–85[8] Northern Premier League3801090480
1985–86[9] Northern Premier League1200000120
Total17001403702210
Career total21311903902711

Honours

Individual

Macclesfield Town

1983

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rollin . Jack . Rothmans football yearbook . 1980 . Queen Anne Press . London . 0362020175 . 299 . 14 April 2020.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 95. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. Web site: Profile. silkmenarchives.org.uk. 31 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105033642/http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/player_profiles/Players/e.html. 5 November 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Northern Premier League. 30 November 2007. mtfc.co.uk. 1 June 2010.
  5. Web site: Stats. silkmenarchives.org.uk. 12 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Stats. silkmenarchives.org.uk. 12 July 2016.
  7. Web site: Stats. silkmenarchives.org.uk. 12 July 2016.
  8. Web site: Stats. silkmenarchives.org.uk. 12 July 2016.
  9. Web site: Stats. silkmenarchives.org.uk. 12 July 2016.