Frank Elliott (footballer)

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]

Frank Elliott

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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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:[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

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Frank Elliott". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
3. Frank Elliott at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)