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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Henry Elliott | ||
| Date of birth | (1925-03-20)20 March 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 January 2008(2008-01-21) (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland, England | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1939–1942 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1951 | Bradford Park Avenue | 176 | (21) |
| 1951–1953 | Burnley | 74 | (14) |
| 1953–1959 | Sunderland | 212 | (26) |
| 1959–1961 | Wisbech Town | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | England | 5 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1963 | Libya | ||
| 1966–1968 | Daring FC | ||
| 1972 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 1974–1978 | Brann | ||
| 1978–1979 | Sunderland | ||
| 1979–1983 | Darlington | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Henry Elliott (20 March 1925 – 21 January 2008), born inBradford, was an English professionalfootballer and football manager. He played five times for theEngland national side.
Billy Elliott, a left winger, began his career withBradford Park Avenue, joining as an amateur in 1939 and turning professional in March 1942. He scored 21 times in 176 league games for Bradford before a £23,000 move toBurnley in August 1951. He made his debut for England on 18 May 1952 in a 1–1 draw withItaly inFlorence, also playing in the 3–2 win againstAustria in Vienna a week later. The following season, he played the games againstNorthern Ireland,Wales andBelgium.
In June 1953, after fourteen goals in 74 league games for Burnley, Elliott moved toSunderland in June 1953, costing £26,000. He played 212 games and scored 26 goals, in a six-year spell at the club, leaving in July 1959 to joinWisbech Town.
Elliott was manager of theLibya national side between October 1961 and 1963 when he returned to the UK and scouted forSheffield Wednesday. In 1964 he moved to Germany to coach the US Forces teams, a post he held until July 1966 when he was appointed manager of Belgian sideDaring FC. On leaving Daring in January 1968 he returned to Sunderland, as coach. Elliott wascaretaker manager of Sunderland for four games in 1972 after the sacking ofAlan Brown, remaining on the coaching staff under new managerBob Stokoe until June 1973, leaving after Sunderland had won theFA Cup.
He coached Norwegian sideBrann between 1974 and 1978 and in December 1978 returned to Sunderland as manager. He remained in charge until the end of the season, almost guiding Sunderland to promotion. The board decided that they wanted a younger man in charge, however, and sacked Elliott in favour of coachKen Knighton.
In June 1979 he took over as manager ofDarlington, where he remained until June 1983.
He died on 21 January 2008, aged 82.[1]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Libya | Libya | October 1961 | 1963 | |||||
| Daring FC | Belgium | July 1966 | January 1968 | |||||
| Sunderland | England | 1972 | 1972 | |||||
| Brann | Norway | 1974 | December 1978 | |||||
| Sunderland | England | December 1978 | May 1979 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 56.5 |
| Darlington | England | June 1979 | June 1983 | 184 | 56 | 74 | 54 | 30.4 |
