James Edward Elliott (1891–1939)[2] was an English professional football player and manager.
 Elliott while with Brentford in 1920. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Edward Elliott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 1939 (aged 47–48) | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Weald | |||
| Peterborough City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1920 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | (4) |
| 1920–1922 | Brentford | 65 | (2) |
| Total | 78 | (6) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1927–1929 | Valencia | ||
| 1932–1934 | AIK | ||
| 1935 | Guatemala | ||
| 1935-1938 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editPlaying career
editBorn in Peterborough, Elliott spent his early career with non-league teams South Weald and Peterborough City, before turning professional in 1912 with Tottenham Hotspur, before later playing for Brentford.[1][3][4]
Coaching career
editShortly after his retirement, Elliott became manager of Valencia. He coached the Spanish team between 1927 and 1929 and drove Valencia to the semi-finals of the Copa in 1928.[5]
Elliott was manager of Swedish side AIK between 1932 and 1934.[6] He later coached the Guatemalan national side[7] and Fenerbahçe between 1935 and 1938.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1911–12[8] | First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1912–13[8] | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1913–14[8] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1919–20[8] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Brentford | 1920–21[9] | Third Division | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| 1921–22[9] | Third Division South | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 78 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 100. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Bob (2017). "Elliot, James E". The Spurs Alphabet. Lulu.com. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-0954043421.
- ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 53. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- ^ "Elliott Jimmy Image 1 Brentford 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "El enigma de Jimmy Elliott" (in Spanish). Las Provincias. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Tränare" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Guatemala National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "James Elliott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–367. ISBN 0951526200.
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