Frank Elliott (footballer)

Frank Elliott

Personal information
Full name	Frank Fredrick George Elliott[1]
Date of birth	23 July 1929[1]
Place of birth	Lambeth, England[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1940–1945	Welsh Schoolboy Football
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946	Merthyr Tydfil
1947–1952	Swansea Town	0	(0)
1952–1954	Stoke City	22	(0)
1954–1955	Fulham	25	(0)
1955–1958	Mansfield Town	63	(0)
1959	Bath City
Total		110	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Frank Fredrick George Elliott (born 23 July 1929) is a former Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham, Mansfield Town and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Elliott was born in Lambeth and began his career with Merthyr Tydfil and then Swansea Town before he joined Stoke City in 1952.^[1] He provided back up to Bill Robertson and Dennis Herod making 13 appearances in 1952–53 and ten in 1953–54 before leaving for Fulham in March 1954.^[1] He spent three seasons at Craven Cottage and then moved to Mansfield Town where he spent two seasons making 69 appearances and later played for non-league Bath City.^[1]

Career statistics

• Sourced from Frank Elliott profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1952–53	12	0	1	0	13	0
	1953–54	10	0	0	0	10	0
Fulham	1953–54	8	0	0	0	8	0
	1954–55	15	0	1	0	16	0
	1955–56	2	0	0	0	2	0
Mansfield Town	1956–57	36	0	2	0	38	0
	1957–58	27	0	4	0	31	0
Career Total		110	0	8	0	118	0

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.