Ian Elsby

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Ian Elsby
Personal information
Full name Ian Christopher Elsby [1]
Date of birth (1960-09-13) 13 September 1960 (age 64) [1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1981 Port Vale 43 (1)
1979Cleveland Cobras (loan)
1981–1987 Macclesfield Town 170 (0)
1990–1994 Congleton Town 103 (1)
Total316+(2+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Christopher Elsby (born 13 September 1960) is an English former footballer who played for Port Vale, Cleveland Cobras, Macclesfield Town and Congleton Town. His uncle is the former footballer Jim Elsby.

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Career

Elsby graduated from the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in May 1978. [1] He was immediately sent out to the USA on loan with Jimmy Melia's American Soccer League side Cleveland Cobras, but returned to Vale Park by August of that year. [1] He played five Fourth Division games under Dennis Butler in 1978–79 before becoming a first-team regular under new boss John McGrath from February 1980 to the end of the 1979–80 season. [1] He scored his first goal in the Football League on 9 February 1980, in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town. [1] He fell out of favour the next season though, and was restricted to 23 appearances before being handed a free transfer in May 1981. [1] He moved on to Macclesfield Town (Northern Premier League) and Congleton Town. [1] He was voted Macclesfield's Player of the Year in 1981–82 and won the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1983. [3] In summer 1986 he was in a car crash with teammates Nigel Shaw, Steve Waddington and Trevor Brissett. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [5]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1978–79 Fourth Division 50000050
1979–80 Fourth Division2110010221
1980–81 Fourth Division1705010230
Total4315020501
Macclesfield Town 1981–82 [6] Northern Premier League 42010100530
1982–83 [7] Northern Premier League42050100570
1983–84 [8] Northern Premier League3607080510
1984–85 [9] Northern Premier League3801090480
1985–86 [10] Northern Premier League1200000120
Total17001403702210
Career total21311903902711

Honours

Individual

Macclesfield Town

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 95. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 299. ISBN   0362020175 . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. "Northern Premier League". mtfc.co.uk. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  5. Ian Elsby at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  7. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  8. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  9. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  10. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.