Matt Elliott (footballer)
Elliott in April 2016
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| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Matthew Stephen Elliott | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1968 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| Leatherhead | |||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Epsom & Ewell | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 1988–1989 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | (0) | ||||||
| 1989–1992 | Torquay United | 124 | (15) | ||||||
| 1992 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||
| 1992–1993 | Scunthorpe United | 53 | (7) | ||||||
| 1993–1997 | Oxford United | 148 | (21) | ||||||
| 1997–2005 | Leicester City | 245 | (26) | ||||||
| 2004 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||
| Total | 589 | (70) | |||||||
| National team | |||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Scotland | 18 | (1) | ||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||
| 2011 | Stafford Rangers (caretaker) | ||||||||
| 2014 | Army United | ||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Matthew Stephen "Matt" Elliott (born 1 November 1968) is a former professional footballer, most notably as a defender for Leicester City. Although born in England, he was never selected to play for them on an international level; he instead played for Scotland, for whom he was eligible due to his Scottish grandmother.
He captained Leicester to victory in the 2000 Football League Cup Final scoring both goals.
Elliott began his career in non-league football with Leatherhead and Epsom & Ewell, before getting his first taste of professional football with Charlton Athletic. Unable to break into the Charlton first-team, he moved to Torquay United within a year. He then worked his way up the ladder, signing for Scunthorpe United in March 1992, moving on to Oxford United in November 1993, and finally getting his chance in the Premiership when he was signed by Leicester City in early 1997 for a transfer fee of £1.6 million. This remained the record for a sale by Oxford until 2016, when Kemar Roofe moved to Leeds United. He was cup-tied for their victory in the 1997 Football League Cup Final.
Elliott became a mainstay in a Leicester side that surprised many in the top flight, and also performed well in cup competitions. The defender became synonymous with The Foxes' bruising style of play that made them one of the hardest sides to play in the Premiership. Elliott sometimes courted controversy with his discipline throughout his time at Leicester, but remained a key player under both Martin O'Neill and his successor Peter Taylor.
Elliott was influential in Leicester's run to the 2000 Football League Cup Final, and their victory in the game itself. He scored the only goal of the two-legged semi final against Aston Villa and then scored both goals in the final as Leicester beat Tranmere Rovers 2-1.
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