Jimmy Elliott (footballer)

Jimmy Elliott
	Elliott while with Brentford in 1920.
Personal information
Full name	James Edward Elliott
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
1912–1920	Tottenham Hotspur
1920–1922	Brentford
Total
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
Club	Season	League	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

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

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 100. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[Goodwin-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.

[11v11-8] "James Elliott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[White-9] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–367. ISBN 0951526200.

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