Thomas Elliott (footballer)

Thomas William Elliott (6 April 1890 – 4 May 1955) was an English professional footballer who made over 200 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Durham City, Crewe Alexandra and Gainsborough Trinity.[1] Either side of his League career, he played in non-League football.[3][4][5][6]

Thomas Elliott

Elliott while with Brentford in 1921.
Personal information
Full name	Thomas William Elliott[1]
Date of birth	6 April 1890[2]
Place of birth	Annfield Plain, England
Date of death	4 May 1955 (aged 65)[2]
Place of death	Ryton, England[2]
Position(s)	Inside right, centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Annfield Plain
1906–1907	Felling Equal Rights
1908	Wallsend Park Villa
1908–1909	Pelaw
1909	West Stanley
1909	Felling Equal Rights
1910	Gainsborough Trinity	9	(0)
1910–1912	West Stanley
1912–1919	Huddersfield Town	72	(18)
1919	Grimsby Town	0	(0)
1920–1921	Nottingham Forest	28	(7)
1921–1923	Brentford	49	(8)
1923–1924	Durham City	27	(13)
1924	Crewe Alexandra	16	(4)
	Annfield Plain
	Crawcrook Albion
	Newcastle Tramways
Total		203	(50)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Elliott was deaf.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	1912–13[8]	Second Division	34	9	1	2	35	11
	1913–14[8]		27	9	2	0	29	9
	1914–15[8]		10	0	0	0	10	0
	1919–20[8]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		72	18	3	2	75	20
Nottingham Forest	1920–21[9]	First Division	28	7	0	0	28	7
Brentford	1921–22[10]	Third Division South	39	8	3	1	42	9
	1922–23[10]		10	0	3	0	13	0
	Total		49	8	6	1	55	9
Career total			149	33	9	3	158	36

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
3. "Elliott Tom Nottingham Forest 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
4. "The Football Association – Season 1906–07 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
5. "The Football Association – Season 1907–08 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
6. "The Football Association – Season 1908–09 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
7. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 53. ISBN 978-0955294914.
8. "Players – Player Profile". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
9. "Tom Elliott". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
10. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–367. ISBN 0951526200.