&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Matt_Elliott_April_2016.jpeg) Elliott in 2016 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Matthew Stephen Elliott | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1968 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | 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) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Scotland | 18 | (1) | ||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Stafford Rangers (caretaker) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Army United | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Matthew Stephen Elliott (born 1 November 1968) is a former professional footballer, most notably as a defender for Leicester City. Born in England, he was never selected to play for them on an international level; he instead played for the Scotland national team, 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.