Simon Eldershaw (born 3 December 1983) is an English former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Eldershaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2000 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Port Vale | 15 | (1) |
| 2005 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 2005–2006 | Leek Town | 51 | (6) |
| 2006 | Nantwich Town | ||
| 2006–2007 | Alsager Town | ||
| 2007 | → Newcastle Town (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Newcastle Town | ||
| 2008 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Stone Dominoes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Eldershaw started his career with Port Vale, joining the club's centre of excellence at the age of seven after being scouted by Jim Cooper.[3] He scored his first senior goal for the "Valiants" in a 2–1 defeat at Huddersfield Town on Boxing Day 2004.[4] He was only to make 15 appearances though, before being released by manager Martin Foyle in May 2005.[5]
Following his release he had a trial with Kidderminster Harriers,[6] before having spells with local non-League teams Northwich Victoria, Leek Town, Nantwich Town, Alsager Town and Newcastle Town. He turned out in two league and one FA Cup qualifier game for Kidsgrove Athletic in the 2008–09 season.[7]
He graduated from the Open University with a degree in IT.[8] He became a teacher, and taught in the IT Department at St Thomas More Catholic Academy in Stoke-on-Trent. He later became a teacher at Alleyne's High School in Stone, Staffordshire, also playing for local non-League team Stone Dominoes from August 2009.[9] Stone finished as champions of the North West Counties League Division One in 2009–10, before retraining their Premier Division status in 2010–11 and 2011–12.
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 2002–03 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Leek Town | 2005–06 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 8 | ||
Honours edit
Stone Dominoes
- North West Counties Football League Division One: 2009–10
References edit
- ^ a b c "Simon Eldershaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Eldershaw Keen to Learn". onevalefan.co.uk. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Huddersfield 2-1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 26 December 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Vale boss Foyle releases quintet". BBC Sport. 9 May 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Simon Eldershaw - striker". kidderminsterharriers.com. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "APPEARANCES SEASON 2008/09". kidsgroveathletic.com. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Non-league: Eldershaw cool on return". The Sentinel. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ "Non-league football: Teen Harrison playing for keeps". The Sentinel. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ Simon Eldershaw at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "PlayerStats - LeekTownSE". leektown.net. Retrieved 11 April 2022.