Aaron Skelton (born 22 November 1974 in

Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London. It was the second garden city in England (founded 1920) and one of the first new towns (designated 1948). It is unique in being both a garden city and a new town and ...

) is a former professional footballer who played at right-back, right-wing, center-midfield and center-back during his time at

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

and

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...

. His More recent achievement, on 15 July 2022, Aaron joined a team of 4 military veterans on the rowing boat Ellida to cross the English Channel from Cherbourg to Poole. This 66 nautical mile trip ended on 16 July after 38.5 hours at sea, with strong winds and tides resulting in a 109-mile row and a Successful crossing. This is a world record having never been completed before. The challenge was created by Adam Elcock MBE and in aid of Injured serviceman in support of the Pilgrim Bandits Charity. Prior to this, injured serviceman rowed across the channel to also be the first to go from Poole to Cherbourg in a rowing boat, with a team of 5 and only 3 working legs between them.

Career

He joined Luton as an apprentice and became a squad member over his five years at the club. He only made eight appearances in the league before he was given a free transfer to Colchester. He became a vital member of their side, and after running his contract down in 2000/01, he re-joined relegated Luton to become captain. Injuries stopped Aaron from becoming a key player at Luton and he was released again in 2003. Upon his release he signed for

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

where after only one season he was forced to quit due to injures. However, he made a comeback in 2006, when he signed for Poole Town. As of 2011 he has made over 150 appearances for the club.

Honours

Club

;

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

Football League Division Three The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. In 2004, following the ...

Playoff Winner (1): 1997–98 ;

Runner-up (1): 2001–02

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* 1974 births Living people English men's footballers Luton Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Footballers from Welwyn Garden City Poole Town F.C. players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub