Geoff Kellaway

Geoffrey Allan Kellaway (born 7 April 1986) is an English semi-professional footballer, who plays as a winger for Cymru Premier side Aberystwyth Town.

Geoff Kellaway
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Allan Kellaway
Date of birth (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986
Place of birth Dorchester, England
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Aberystwyth Town
Number 31
Youth career
Aberystwyth Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Aberystwyth Town 114 (24)
2010 Dandenong Thunder 6 (1)
2010–2011 Melbourne Victory 8 (0)
2011–2012 Aberystwyth Town 27 (8)
2012–2013 Llanelli 16 (1)
2013 Carmarthen Town 11 (3)
2013– Aberystwyth Town 177 (44)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:09, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Dorchester, England, Kellaway moved to Wales as a teenager, growing up in Lampeter.[1] He is a supporter of Manchester United.[2]

Club career

Kellaway began his career with Aberystwyth Town, making his debut during the 2003–04 season. He went on to make over 100 appearances for the club and also featured in the 2009 Welsh Cup final defeat to Bangor City.[3] In May 2010, having been named in the 2009–10 Welsh Premier League team of the season,[4] Kellaway joined Dandenong Thunder along with fellow Welsh Premier players Luke Sherbon and Jamie Reed, making his debut in a 1–0 victory over Hume City on 29 May 2010.[5]

On 17 August 2010, he was signed to a three-month injury replacement contract with A-League side Melbourne Victory to cover for Matthew Kemp,[6] after impressing in a trial match against the side.[2] He made his debut for the club as a substitute during a 2–2 draw with North Queensland Fury, becoming the 500th player to make an appearance in the A-League.[1] He was released by the Victory and returned to Britain at the end of the 2010–11 season.[7]

In July 2011, he re-joined Aberystwyth Town.[8] In June 2012 he moved to Llanelli but the club folded in April 2013.[9] He had a brief spell with Carmarthen Town before returning to Aberystwyth Town for a third spell.

Kellaway signed a new contract to carry on playing for Aberystwyth for the 2019/20 season. He scored 9 goals in 19 games in 2018/19 ending up as the club's top goalscorer that season.

Personal life

Kellaway also works as a bathroom fitter alongside playing football.[2]

Honours

References
  1. "Sun finally shines on Kellaways career". welsh-premier.com. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  2. Grantley Bernard (25 August 2010). "Sun finally shines on Geoff Kellaway's career". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. "Aberystywth Town 0–2 Bangor City". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  4. "Managers name team of the season". welsh-premier.com. 3 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  5. "Aberystwyth pair make Australian debuts". welsh-premier.com. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  6. "Kellaway signs for Melbourne Victory". welsh-premier.com. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  7. "Kellaway Departs Victory". Australian FourFourTwo. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  8. "Kellaway returns to the Seasiders". Welsh Premier League. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  9. "Bowen and Kellaway sign for the Reds". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  10. "Dream team 2009/10". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. "Griffiths named as manager of the season". welsh-premier.com. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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