Jimmy Elliott (footballer)

Jimmy Elliott

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912–1920	Tottenham Hotspur	13	(4)
1920–1922	Brentford	65	(2)
Total		78	(6)
Managerial career
1927–1929	Valencia
1932–1934	AIK
1935	Guatemala
1935-1938	Fenerbahçe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	1911–12[8]	First Division	5	2	0	0	5	2
	1912–13[8]		6	2	0	0	6	2
	1913–14[8]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	1919–20[8]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		13	4	0	0	13	4
Brentford	1920–21[9]	Third Division	38	2	1	0	39	2
	1921–22[9]	Third Division South	27	0	3	0	30	0
	Total		65	2	4	0	69	2
Career Total			78	6	4	0	82	6

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 100. ISBN 978-1905891610.
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. "James Elliott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
9. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–367. ISBN 0951526200.