Jimmy Elliott (footballer)

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Jimmy Elliott
Jimmy Elliott, Brentford FC footballer, 1920.jpg
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1912–1920 Tottenham Hotspur 13 (4)
1920–1922 Brentford 65 (2)
Total78(6)
Managerial career
1927–1929 Valencia
1932–1934 AIK
1935 Guatemala
1935-1938 Fenerbahçe
1938 FC Bern
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Edward Elliott (1891–1939) [2] was an English professional football player and manager.

Contents

Career

Playing career

Born 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

Shortly 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] He then managed FC Bern. [8]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 1911–12 [9] First Division 520052
1912–13 [9] 620062
1913–14 [9] 100010
1919–20 [9] Second Division 100010
Total13400134
Brentford 1920–21 [10] Third Division 38210392
1921–22 [10] Third Division South 27030300
Total65240692
Career Total78640826

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During the 1938–39 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League First Division. A six-match unbeaten run in February and March 1939 pulled the club clear of a near-certain relegation.

During the 1919–20 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. In the first season of competitive football since the end of the First World War in November 1918, Brentford consolidated with a mid-table finish. It was the club's final Southern League season, as 21 of the 22 First Division clubs were voted into the new Football League Third Division in May 1920.

During the 1913–14 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division. Despite winning 13 of 15 matches in the first half of the season, a loss of form in a five-week spell from February through to April 1914 ended the club's chances of an immediate return to First Division.

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 100. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 Goodwin, Bob (2017). "Elliot, James E". The Spurs Alphabet. Lulu.com. pp. 142–143. ISBN   978-0954043421.
  3. ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 53. ISBN   1-874427-57-7.
  4. ↑ "Elliott Jimmy Image 1 Brentford 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "El enigma de Jimmy Elliott" (in Spanish). Las Provincias. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tränare" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Guatemala National Team Coaches". RSSSF . Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Bieler Tagblatt". Biel. 4 July 1938. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "James Elliott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–367. ISBN   0951526200.
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