Kevin Ellison (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Kevin Ellison


fullname =
height = height|ft=6|in=0
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|2|23
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Chester City
clubnumber = 11
position = Winger/Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996–1997
1997–1999
1999–2001
2001
2001–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–
clubs = Southport
Conwy United
Altrincham
Leicester City
Stockport County
→ Lincoln City (loan)
Chester City
Hull City
Tranmere Rovers
Chester City
caps(goals) = 04 0(0)
01 0(0)
48 0(2)
11 0(0)
24 0(9)
39 0(2)
34 0(4)
40 (13)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 01/09/08

Kevin Ellison (born February 23 1979 in Liverpool, England) is a footballer, currently in his second spell with Chester City. The player has had a varied career (predominantly spent as a left winger) that saw him be a latecomer to professional football but then briefly grace the top level.

Football career

Ellison began playing non-league football for Southport for whom he made 2+2 appearances in the 1996/7 season. He then moved on to Chorley before joining Welsh Premier League side Conwy United where he spent the 1997/98 and 1998/99 seasons, making a total of 31+6 league appearances, scoring seven times. In the summer of 1999 he joined Altrincham for £2000. His performances at Altrincham soon attracted attention and he trialled with Manchester City, playing for their reserves in March 2000. In February 2001, following two trial periods, he signed for then Premiership side Leicester City, the fee reported to be £50,000. His only Premiership appearance for the Foxes was as a late substitute against Manchester United at Old Trafford in March 2001.

Ellison was released to Stockport County and then moved on to Chester City in August 2004. An outstanding five month spell with the Blues brought a hatful of spectacular goals and a move to Hull City for £100,000 in January 2005. Previously he had enjoyed a successful loan spell with Lincoln City but opted to stay in the north-west by joining Chester.

In the 2006/07 close season Ellison and teammate Robbie Stockdale both made the move from Hull to Tranmere Rovers, with Tranmere beating off competition from clubs such as Scunthorpe United, Bristol City and former club Chester for Ellison's signature on a two-year deal. Ellison was a regular during his debut season, making over 30 league appearances and scoring 4 goals. After two failed attempts, Chester finally made a successful bid for Ellison in June 2007 and he returned to the club for an undisclosed fee, reportedly the club's record signing. [Cite news
title= Welcome back Kevin | url= http://www.chester-city.co.uk/june07news.asp
publisher= chester-city.co.uk | date= 2007-06-26 | accessdate= 2008-02-05]

His first league game back at Chester was a goalless draw with Chesterfield on August 11 2007. A week later he revived his tremendous rapport with Chester fans by scoring a last-minute winner at Rochdale.

On February 2 2008 Stockport County announced they had struck a deal to bring Ellison back to Edgeley Park on loan in a move to be made permanent in the summer of 2008. But Ellison rejected a move to Edgeley Park. [Cite news
title= Ellison will not join Stockport | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/7229054.stm
publisher= BBC Sport | date= 2008-02-10 | accessdate= 2008-09-01]

In the 2008–09 League Two campaign Ellison scored a hat-trick for Chester City in a 3-1 victory over Grimsby Town on 13 September 2008.

Career Honours

Hull City
* Football League One runners-up: 2004-05.

External links

*soccerbase|17470|Kevin Ellison

References