Thomas Elliott (footballer)

Thomas William Elliott (6 April 1890 – 4 May 1955) was an English professional footballer who made over 200 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Durham City, Crewe Alexandra and Gainsborough Trinity.[1] Either side of his League career, he played in non-League football.[4][5][6][7]

Thomas Elliott
Elliott while with Brentford in 1921.
Personal information
Full name Thomas William Elliott[1]
Date of birth 6 April 1890[2]
Place of birth Annfield Plain, England
Date of death 4 May 1955(1955-05-04) (aged 65)[2]
Place of death Ryton, England[2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Inside right, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Annfield Plain
1906–1907 Felling Equal Rights
1908 Wallsend Park Villa
1908–1909 Pelaw
1909 West Stanley
1909 Felling Equal Rights
1910 Gainsborough Trinity 9 (0)
1910–1912 West Stanley
1912–1919 Huddersfield Town 72 (18)
1919 Grimsby Town 0 (0)
1920–1921 Nottingham Forest 28 (7)
1921–1923 Brentford 49 (8)
1923–1924 Durham City 27 (13)
1924 Crewe Alexandra 16 (4)
Annfield Plain
Crawcrook Albion
Newcastle Tramways
Total 203 (50)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Elliott was deaf.[8]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 1912–13[9] Second Division 34 9 1 2 35 11
1913–14[9] 27 9 2 0 29 9
1914–15[9] 10 0 0 0 10 0
1919–20[9] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 72 18 3 2 75 20
Nottingham Forest 1920–21[10] First Division 28 7 0 0 28 7
Brentford 1921–22[11] Third Division South 39 8 3 1 42 9
1922–23[11] 10 0 3 0 13 0
Total 49 8 6 1 55 9
Career total 149 33 9 3 158 36

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Huddersfield Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Elliott Tom Nottingham Forest 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. "The Football Association – Season 1906–07 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "The Football Association – Season 1907–08 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. "The Football Association – Season 1908–09 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 53. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  9. "Players – Player Profile". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. "Tom Elliott". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  11. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–367. ISBN 0951526200.


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