Jimmy Elliott (footballer)

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

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
1938	FC Bern
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club	Season	League	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	1911–12[9]	First Division	5	2	0	0	5	2
	1912–13[9]		6	2	0	0	6	2
	1913–14[9]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	1919–20[9]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		13	4	0	0	13	4
Brentford	1920–21[10]	Third Division	38	2	1	0	39	2
	1921–22[10]	Third Division South	27	0	3	0	30	0
	Total		65	2	4	0	69	2
Career Total			78	6	4	0	82	6