Anthony Robert Elliott (born 30 November 1969) is an English former professional footballer who made 186 appearances in the Football League, playing as a goalkeeper for Hereford United, Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United, Cardiff City and Scarborough.[1] In 2010, he joined Darlington as goalkeeping coach, and has since followed Tommy Cassidy, to whom he was assistant at Workington and Blue Star, to Whitby Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Robert Elliott | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | England national futsal team (goalkeeping coach) Birmingham City Women (assistant head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Birmingham City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | Hereford United | 75 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Carlisle United | 22 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Cardiff City | 39 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Scarborough | 35 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Since retiring as a player, Elliott has opened a goalkeeping school in the Cumbria area,[2] and has worked with (among others) Carlisle United, Carlisle City,[3] the Liverpool F.C. Academy[3] and the England national futsal team goalkeepers.[4] He has also been assistant manager of Workington of the Conference North[5] and Newcastle Blue Star of the Northern Premier League Division One North.[4]
In August 2010 he joined Darlington of the Conference National as goalkeeping coach.[6]
He is currently Assistant Head Coach at Birmingham City Women, having taken the role in July 2021 when the since-departed Scott Booth was appointed as Head Coach.
References edit
- ^ "Tony Elliott". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Tony Elliott Goalkeeping Home". Tony Elliott. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Goalkeeper coaching". Carlisle City F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Tony's Coaching Career Details". Tony Elliott. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Walsh, John (28 October 2005). "Elliott Nets No2 Role At Reds". North West Evening Mail. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Tony Elliott appointed as Darlington goalkeeping coach". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
External links edit
- Tony Elliott at Soccerbase
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