Wade Elliott
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Wade Patrick Elliott is an English professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City
. He plays mainly as a right midfielder but can play as a central midfielder. He began playing football as a youth player for Southampton
before joining non-league Bashley
. He began his professional career at A.F.C. Bournemouth
after joining from Bashley for £5,000. After five years he joined Burnley
where he won two player of the year awards and scored the only goal in the 2009 play-off final
elevating his team to the Premier League.
where he also represented England schoolboys
. He was released from the Southampton youth setup when he was 16 and instead went on to do his A-levels. He carried on playing football at non-League Bashley
while studying at University and was spotted by former A.F.C. Bournemouth
player Jimmy Case
who organised a trial match for him at the League One
club. He trained with Bournemouth from Christmas 1998 and signed for a fee of £5,000 in February 2000.
's contracts due to expire, the pair signed three-year contracts with Burnley
, a team which he had impressed in an FA Cup-tie that season.
. The 25 yards (22.9 m) curling shot captured much media attention with multiple references to him scoring the goal that had the potential to earn Burnley up to £60 million in the Premier League. Elliott began his first Premier League season by scoring the only goal in the home win against Everton
, again leading Elliott to grab headlines.
On his 200th League appearance for Burnley, he scored the final goal in a 4–1 defeat of Hull City
from a in-swinging free kick on the far left at the KC Stadium
.
(second-tier) club Birmingham City
on 31 August 2011, the last day of the summer transfer window. He signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his Birmingham debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 home victory against Millwall
. He scored his first goal for Birmingham against NK Maribor in the Europa League on 29 September 2011.
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
. He plays mainly as a right midfielder but can play as a central midfielder. He began playing football as a youth player for Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
before joining non-league Bashley
Bashley F.C.
Bashley F.C. is a football club based in Bashley, near New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was established in 1947 and is currently a member of the Southern League Premier Division....
. He began his professional career at A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
after joining from Bashley for £5,000. After five years he joined Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
where he won two player of the year awards and scored the only goal in the 2009 play-off final
2009 Football League Championship play-off Final
The 2009 Football League Championship play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, and was contested by Sheffield United,...
elevating his team to the Premier League.
Youth and Non-League
Elliott began playing football as a youth player at SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
where he also represented England schoolboys
England national under-16 football team
-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the Victory Shield match against Scotland.-Recent call-ups:The following players have also been called up to the England U-16 squad and remain eligible.-External links:*...
. He was released from the Southampton youth setup when he was 16 and instead went on to do his A-levels. He carried on playing football at non-League Bashley
Bashley F.C.
Bashley F.C. is a football club based in Bashley, near New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was established in 1947 and is currently a member of the Southern League Premier Division....
while studying at University and was spotted by former A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
player Jimmy Case
Jimmy Case
James Robert Case is a retired English football player who shot to fame with the all-conquering Liverpool side of the 1970s and became known as a player with one of the hardest shots in the game.-Early life:...
who organised a trial match for him at the League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
club. He trained with Bournemouth from Christmas 1998 and signed for a fee of £5,000 in February 2000.
Bournemouth
Elliott scored three goals in the twelve games he played in his first season with Bournemouth. In the following seasons he began to have more and more of an impact, winning the club's Player of the Year award in his first full season. He was out of contract at the end of the 2003–04 season and eventually signed a one-year contract extension. In his last season at the club he played 51 games and scored 5 goals. With his and teammate Garreth O'ConnorGarreth O'Connor
Garreth O'Connor is an Irish footballer, who is currently playing for Football West Premier Division side Stirling Lions....
's contracts due to expire, the pair signed three-year contracts with Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
, a team which he had impressed in an FA Cup-tie that season.
Burnley
Elliott's first season at Burnley got off to a slow start; he made just 23 starts for the club and scored 3 goals. However in his next two seasons he became one of the club's most influential players, winning Player of the Year awards for two consecutive seasons. In the 2007–08 season, he committed his future to the club by signing a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2011 season. In the following season he was instrumental in Burnley's promotion to the Premier League and capped off the season by scoring the only goal in the play-off final2009 Football League Championship play-off Final
The 2009 Football League Championship play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, and was contested by Sheffield United,...
. The 25 yards (22.9 m) curling shot captured much media attention with multiple references to him scoring the goal that had the potential to earn Burnley up to £60 million in the Premier League. Elliott began his first Premier League season by scoring the only goal in the home win against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
, again leading Elliott to grab headlines.
On his 200th League appearance for Burnley, he scored the final goal in a 4–1 defeat of Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
from a in-swinging free kick on the far left at the KC Stadium
KC Stadium
The KC Stadium, often shortened to the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull , England. Conceived as early as the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. It is named after the stadium's sponsors, telecommunications provider KC,...
.
Birmingham City
Elliot joined ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
(second-tier) club Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
on 31 August 2011, the last day of the summer transfer window. He signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his Birmingham debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 home victory against Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
. He scored his first goal for Birmingham against NK Maribor in the Europa League on 29 September 2011.
As a player
BurnleyBurnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
- ChampionshipFootball League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
(level 2) play-off winners: 2008–092009 Football League Championship play-off FinalThe 2009 Football League Championship play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, and was contested by Sheffield United,...
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bashley Bashley F.C. Bashley F.C. is a football club based in Bashley, near New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was established in 1947 and is currently a member of the Southern League Premier Division.... |
1997–98 1997-98 in English football The 1997-1998 season was the 118th season of competitive football in England.-Premier League:Arsenal overhauled Manchester United's lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title... |
Southern League Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... Southern Div. |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998–99 1998-99 in English football -Premier League:Manchester United overcame close competition from Arsenal, Aston Villa and Chelsea to win their fifth Premiership title in seven seasons thanks to the comeback of Roy Keane after his long-term injury and a transfer raid totalling nearly £30 million which netted Aston Villa striker... |
Southern League Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... Southern Div. |
32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 1999–2000 1999-2000 in English football -Premier League:Manchester United were crowned FA Premier League champions with an 18-point margin over runners-up Arsenal and with just 3 league defeats all season. This was despite their failure to retain the European Cup and withdrawal from the FA Cup in order to compete in the FIFA Club World... |
Southern League Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... Eastern Div. |
24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 2 | |
| Total | 68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 88 | 3 | ||
| A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
1999–2000 | Football League Second Div. Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... |
12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2000–01 | Football League Second Div. | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 11 | |
| 2001–02 | Football League Second Div. | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 8 | |
| 2002–03 | Football League Third Div. Football League Third Division The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two... |
44 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 6 | |
| 2003–04 | Football League Second Div. | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| 2004–05 | Football League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
43 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 5 | |
| Total | 220 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 257 | 37 | ||
| Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
2005–06 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2006–07 | Championship | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | Championship | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | Championship | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | Championship | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 252 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 23 | ||
| Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
2011–12 2011–12 Birmingham City F.C. season The 2011–12 season is Birmingham City Football Clubs 110th season in the English football league system. It runs from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. After relegation from the Premier League in 2010–11 under previous manager Alex McLeish, the team will play in the Football League Championship under... |
Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 548 | 50 | 34 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 639 | 64 | ||