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] 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 | ||
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.
- ^ "Bieler Tagblatt". Biel. 4 July 1938. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ 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.