Matt Elliott (footballer)

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Personal information
Matt Elliott
Full name	Matthew Stephen Elliott
Date of birth	November 1, 1968 (age 38)
Place of birth	Roehampton, UK
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1989 1989-1992 1992-1993 1993-1997 1997-2005 2004	Charlton Athletic Torquay United Scunthorpe United Oxford United Leicester City → Ipswich Town (loan)	000 (0) 124 (15) 061 (8) 148 (21) 245 (26) 010 (0)
National team
1998-2001	Scotland	018 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Matthew "Matt" Elliott (born November 1, 1968) is a former professional footballer. Although English born, he never was never selected to play internationally for England, and played for Scotland (eligible due to his Scottish grandmother). He won 18 caps for Scotland, scoring one goal which was a header from an Allan Johnston cross in a 2-0 win against San Marino. He is arguably the finest centre-back to have ever played for Oxford United. He currently owns a clothing shop in Oxford.

[edit] Playing career

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, which to this day remains Oxford's record sale.

Elliott was an instant success at Leicester, and went on to captain the side. He was in fact the first person to captain the Foxes at their new Walkers Stadium in 2002. Elliott usually played as a central defender, though he was also an effective emergency centre forward due to his bustling physique and bruising style of play. After eight mostly successful years at Leicester, he retired due to a knee injury in 2005. He also had a loan spell at Ipswich Town before his retirement. The highlights of his career include scoring both goals for Leicester in their victorious League Cup final against Tranmere Rovers in 2000. He also won promotion to Division One with Oxford in the 1995/96 season. He is related to footballer Paul Brooker^[clarify] who plays for Brentford.

He was in the Scotland squad for the 1998 World Cup although he didn't accrue any playing time in the tournament.

	Scotland squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Leighton \| 2 McNamara \| 3 Boyd \| 4 Calderwood \| 5 Hendry \| 6 T. McKinlay \| 7 Gallacher \| 8 Burley \| 9 Durie \| 10 Jackson \| 11 Collins \| 12 Sullivan \| 13 Donnelly \| 14 Lambert \| 15 Gemmill \| 16 Weir \| 17 B. McKinlay \| 18 Elliott \| 19 Whyte \| 20 Booth \| 21 Gould \| 22 Dailly \| Coach: Brown