Kevin Ellison (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Kevin Ellison is an English
professional footballer who plays for Morecambe
, as a winger.
, Ellison started his career in non-league football, playing for Southport
, Chorley
, Conwy United
and Altrincham
. In February 2001 he joined Leicester City
for a £50,000 fee. He later joined Stockport County
. In 2004 he was loaned out to Lincoln City
. In August 2004 he was transferred to Chester City
.
Ellison signed for Hull City in January 2005 for a £100,000 fee. Despite a solid work rate often struggled for form and was regularly in the shadow of Stuart Elliott, the Tigers most outstanding left winger of recent times. Ellison did however score a stunning individual goal away at Southampton in a 1–1 draw and was part of the 2004–05 team that gained promotion from the third tier to the Championship. In June 2006 Hull accepted a £100,000 for the player from Scunthorpe United
, though Ellison refused the move. Instead he joined Tranmere Rovers
for an undisclosed fee. In June 2007 he moved on to Chester City
for an undisclosed fee, signing a three year contract.
His first league game back at Chester was a goalless draw with Chesterfield
on 11 August 2007. In January 2008 Wrexham put in a five-figure offer for the player, though he did not make the move. Stockport County also attempted to win his signature, but were also unsuccessful.
In the 2008–09 Football League Two
campaign, Ellison scored a hat-trick for Chester in a 3–1 victory over Grimsby Town
on September 13, 2008. He scored 12 other league goals during the season, which somehow ended with the club being relegated from The Football League
. On 11 August 2009 he scored the winning goal as Rotherham surprisingly beat Championship side Derby County 2–1 in the first round of the Football League Cup
.
In February 2011, Ellison was loaned to Rotherham's fellow League Two side Bradford City
, with Omar Daley
moving in the opposite direction. He scored on his Bradford debut and the only goal of a 1–0 win against Wycombe Wanderers
.
Ellison returned to Rotherham on 3 May 2011, having not featured for Bradford City for seven weeks due to injury. Ellison was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2010-2011 season. On May 31, 2011, Ellison signed for Jim Bentley's
Morecambe F.C. on a one year contract.
Ellison made his Morecambe debut in a 2-0 win away at Barnsley in the Carling Cup, scoring the 2nd goal of the game to book the shrimps into the second round draw. Ellison made his league debut as a 72nd minute substitute in a 3-0 away win over Hereford United. He then grabbed his first league goal for Morecambe three days later, with the winning goal, after coming on as a substitute, in injury time in a 2-1 away win at Cheltenham Town. Ellison then marked his first start for the Shrimps with another goal, but this a spectacular 30 yard left-foot volley in the 8th minute to help Morecambe on their way to a 2-0 victory over Aldershot Town, and a third consecutive league win for the team, and a fourth in all competitions.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who plays for Morecambe
Morecambe F.C.
Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
, as a winger.
Football career
Born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, Ellison started his career in non-league football, playing for Southport
Southport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
, Chorley
Chorley F.C.
Chorley Football Club are a football club from Chorley, Lancashire, England. They were founded as a rugby union club in 1875 but switched to football in 1883. They have reached the FA Cup second round twice in 1986–87 and 1990–91. Their best performance in the FA Trophy was in 1995–96 when they...
, Conwy United
Conwy United F.C.
Conwy United F.C. are a Welsh amateur football club based in Conwy, playing in the Cymru Alliance league.-Club history:Following the demise of Borough United in 1967, Welsh representatives in the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1963/64, there was a void of Welsh League clubs in the Conwy area...
and Altrincham
Altrincham F.C.
Altrincham Football Club is an English association football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Conference North, having been relegated from the Conference National at the end of the 2010–11 season.-History:...
. In February 2001 he joined Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
for a £50,000 fee. He later joined Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
. In 2004 he was loaned out to Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
. In August 2004 he was transferred to Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
.
Ellison signed for Hull City in January 2005 for a £100,000 fee. Despite a solid work rate often struggled for form and was regularly in the shadow of Stuart Elliott, the Tigers most outstanding left winger of recent times. Ellison did however score a stunning individual goal away at Southampton in a 1–1 draw and was part of the 2004–05 team that gained promotion from the third tier to the Championship. In June 2006 Hull accepted a £100,000 for the player from Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
, though Ellison refused the move. Instead he joined Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
for an undisclosed fee. In June 2007 he moved on to Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
for an undisclosed fee, signing a three year contract.
His first league game back at Chester was a goalless draw with Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
on 11 August 2007. In January 2008 Wrexham put in a five-figure offer for the player, though he did not make the move. Stockport County also attempted to win his signature, but were also unsuccessful.
In the 2008–09 Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
campaign, Ellison scored a hat-trick for Chester in a 3–1 victory over Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
on September 13, 2008. He scored 12 other league goals during the season, which somehow ended with the club being relegated from The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
. On 11 August 2009 he scored the winning goal as Rotherham surprisingly beat Championship side Derby County 2–1 in the first round of the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
.
In February 2011, Ellison was loaned to Rotherham's fellow League Two side Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
, with Omar Daley
Omar Daley
Omar Daley is a Jamaican footballer, who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell. He has also played for the Jamaican national side winning more than 50 caps. Daley was born in Kingston, Jamaica...
moving in the opposite direction. He scored on his Bradford debut and the only goal of a 1–0 win against Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
.
Ellison returned to Rotherham on 3 May 2011, having not featured for Bradford City for seven weeks due to injury. Ellison was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2010-2011 season. On May 31, 2011, Ellison signed for Jim Bentley's
Jim Bentley
Jim Bentley is an English footballer, currently employed as player-manager for League Two club Morecambe.Bentley, who debuted for Telford United in 1997, moved to Morecambe in 2002...
Morecambe F.C. on a one year contract.
Ellison made his Morecambe debut in a 2-0 win away at Barnsley in the Carling Cup, scoring the 2nd goal of the game to book the shrimps into the second round draw. Ellison made his league debut as a 72nd minute substitute in a 3-0 away win over Hereford United. He then grabbed his first league goal for Morecambe three days later, with the winning goal, after coming on as a substitute, in injury time in a 2-1 away win at Cheltenham Town. Ellison then marked his first start for the Shrimps with another goal, but this a spectacular 30 yard left-foot volley in the 8th minute to help Morecambe on their way to a 2-0 victory over Aldershot Town, and a third consecutive league win for the team, and a fourth in all competitions.
Honours
Hull City- Football League OneFootball League OneFootball League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
runners-up: 2004–052004-05 in English footballThe 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
.