Anthony Lee Elding (born 16 April 1982) is an English
football
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coach and former professional player.
Elding was a
striker and played from 2001 until 2016. the a host of different clubs at youth level before signing for his hometown team
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...
in 2001. After two seasons with United that saw loan spells with
Bedford Town and
Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...
he moved on to
Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier o ...
where he scored 50 league goals in 106 league appearances. In 2006, he had a brief spell with
Kettering Town
Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...
before re-signing with Boston. He later moved on to
Stockport County
Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...
before joining
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...
in 2008. His stay at
Elland Road
Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Premier League club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. The stadium is the 14th largest football stadium in England.
The g ...
was brief and he moved on to
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
. Whilst with Crewe he was vice captain. He spent time on loan at
Lincoln City and back with Kettering.
In the summer of 2010 he joined
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side
Ferencváros
Ferencváros () is the 9th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The development of Fe ...
before returning to England to sign with
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
. Whilst with Dale he spent time back on loan with Stockport County before joining
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
in July 2010. Elding played one and a half seasons with The Mariners where he was vice captain but following a loan spell with
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
he left by mutual consent in February 2013. He spent the next three years in Ireland playing with
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland.
The club was founded in 1928 ...
,
Cork City
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city' ...
,
Ballinamallard United
Ballinamallard United Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club, re-formed in 1975 after being dormant since the 1960s, hails from Ballinamallard, near Enniskillen, County Ferma ...
and
Derry City.. Between 2003 and 2005 Elding was capped 6 times by the
England C
The England national football C team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) is the football team that represents England at non-league level.
Formed in 1979 as the England Non-League team, it fe ...
team. Since retiring he has moved into coaching and holds the UEFA 'A' Licence Qualification. He now is the manager of the under 17s side of League Of Ireland club,
Longford Town
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
.
Club career
Boston United
Elding was born in
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Boston is north of London, north-east of Peterborough, east of Nottingham, south-east of Lincoln, south-southeast of Hull ...
. Having been a member of
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
's Centre of Excellence and enjoying run-outs with the academy teams at
Lincoln City and
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
, Elding joined hometown club
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...
's academy at the end of the 1998–99 season. Elding had his first taste of first team football as an unused substitute in the 1–1
Southern Football League
The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English fo ...
draw at
Atherstone United on 11 December 1999 but his senior debut did not come until 16 September 2000 when he appeared as a substitute for the final three minutes of the 2–1 home
Football Conference
The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South. It was called the ...
victory over
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
. Four days later he marked his first start for the club with a goal after just 32 seconds in the 5–1 home defeat to
Nuneaton Borough
Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football.
In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...
in the
Conference League Cup
The Conference League Cup (formerly known as the Setanta Shield for sponsorship reasons, and before that the Bob Lord Trophy) was a football competition open to clubs playing in the Football Conference.
History
The competition was formed for ...
, and he remained a regular presence around the first team squad for the remainder of the season.
In September 2001, to gain experience, he joined
Bedford Town on loan making a goalscoring debut in the 1–1 away draw with
Heybridge Swifts
Heybridge Swifts Football Club is a football club based in Heybridge, near Maldon, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Scraley Road.
History
The club was established in 1880 as Heybridge Football Club. After joining t ...
on 18 September 2001. Returning to Boston, he scored his first Conference goal for the club in the 1–1 draw at
Margate
Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and Westbrook, Kent, ...
on 1 December 2001 and three further goals in his next two games saw him attract the attention of
Premier League
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scouts. In January 2002, he trialled with
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...
, appearing for the reserves in their 1–0 defeat at
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
's reserves on 14 January 2002. The following week he trialled with
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
scoring twice for the reserves in their 2–1 home victory over
Aston Villa
Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
's reserves on 22 January 2002. However, no move materialised and Elding remained with Boston, completing the season with six league goals from twelve starts at the Pilgrims secured the Football Conference title and promotion to
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
.
Elding made his Football League debut in Boston's inaugural game at home to
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...
on 10 August 2002 but was stretchered off with an ankle injury. Returning to fitness he made only sporadic appearances for the first team and in February 2003 he joined
Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...
on loan, debuting in the 1–0 home defeat to
Gateshead
Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
on 8 February 2003. However, his loan was cut short as he returned to
York Street
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a m ...
to complete a permanent move to
Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier o ...
.
He rejoined Boston in 2006 for his second spell at the club signing from
Kettering Town
Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...
, who he had previously joined for a fee of
£40,000. He also had a successful spell at Stevenage Borough.
Stevenage Boro
Elding was at his most prolific during his time with Stevenage and was a favourite of the fans. He was put on the transfer list as a result of an argument with manager
Graham Westley
Graham Neil Westley (born 4 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who was most recently manager of League Two club Stevenage.
Westley's playing career, spent mostly as a striker in non-League football, was curta ...
.
Stockport County
Elding signed for an undisclosed five figure sum for fellow
League Two
The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...
team
Stockport County
Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...
at the start of 2007.
Elding made his debut in Stockport County's 2–0 win over his former-team Boston United at Edgeley Park. This was the first win of the famous Football League record, winning nine consecutive games without conceding a goal with Elding contributing by scoring seven goals during this. By the end of the season he had scored 11 league goals in 20 league games, which put him top of the County goalscoring charts for the season, his efforts were also recognised by the club as he became the first player to win back to back player of the month awards during the season.
At the start of the 2007–08 season, Stockport were inconsistent and it took until the third game for Elding to open his account, but six more were to follow in league and cup. However, on 16 October 2007, Elding was suspended by Stockport, for a potential breach of contract, and potential breach of Football League rule 66.4 which prevents a player from approaching another club with a view to instigating a move. However, the suspension was lifted on 19 October, with Elding stating: "I know why the club took the action they did, and I'm now looking forward to proving to everyone that I'm committed to County".
Elding scored a few more before a lean spell left him on the sidelines, but he managed to score five goals in five league games between the end of December and the end of January, which put him fifth in the League Two goalscoring charts. Two bids were rejected by Stockport from
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...
, before a bid from
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...
was accepted.
During his 13-month period at County he scored 26 goals in 52 games in all competitions.
Leeds United
On 31 January 2008, Leeds United had an offer accepted by Stockport County for an undisclosed amount for Elding with a view to a permanent transfer. He travelled to the club's Thorp Arch training ground and completed the deal the same day. The deal was confirmed just before the transfer deadline.
He scored his first competitive goal for Leeds in the 2–1 defeat to
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...
after coming on as a second half sub for
Tresor Kandol. He then said to the media that his goals could rebolster Leeds' playoff hopes. Elding never got a regular run of games at Leeds, scoring just one goal, he was deemed surplus to requirements by
Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.
McAllister played primarily as a midfielder in a career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell b ...
and sold to Crewe.
Crewe Alexandra
He signed for
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...
in July 2008 for £160,000.
Elding made his debut as a substitute for
Shaun Miller against Brighton in the opening fixture on 9 August 2008. He made his first start against Barnsley in the League cup First Round and scored his first goal during this game on 12 August 2008. Elding scored 3 in his first 5 games for Crewe but then failed to score again in another 27 appearances, finishing with 3 goals for Crewe in 32 matches, and only 1 league goal in 26 games. Elding joined
Lincoln City on loan for three months in January. He came back to Crewe on the same day as teammate Michael O'Connor. Elding had stated that he would wish to return to Lincoln if he was not in the first team plans but manager
Gudjon Thordarson stated otherwise, saying that he was in the first team picture. He was later told that he was free to leave Crewe. He received interest from
Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...
,
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
,
Gillingham,
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
,
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...
,
Crawley Town
Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team co ...
and
Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
.
Return to Kettering
Elding re-signed for
Kettering Town
Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...
on loan on 3 November 2009 after rejecting loan moves to
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...
,
Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town.
The cl ...
and
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
, and made his second Poppies debut against
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...
the same day, scoring the first goal of the match. Elding started the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
1–1 draw against his former club Leeds United, then in the replay at
Elland Road
Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Premier League club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. The stadium is the 14th largest football stadium in England.
The g ...
he headed in the equalising goal for 1–1 in normal time, with Leeds winning 5–1 after extra time.
Ferencváros
After Elding left Kettering Town,
Craig Short
Craig Jonathan Short (born 25 June 1968) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Playing career
Short was born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and after attending Amotherby primary school and Lady L ...
called him to
Ferencváros
Ferencváros () is the 9th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The development of Fe ...
and subsequently joined the club. He scored 8 goals in 15 matches to become their top scorer for the season.
Rochdale
On 27 July 2010, Elding signed for League One promoted side
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
on a two–year contract. He scored his first goal for dale in the League Cup First Round at Barnsley and this helped dale progress in the cup. The game ended 1–0.
Return to Stockport
On 7 January 2011, he re-joined former club Stockport County for the rest of the season,
and was given the number 9 shirt.
After joining the club, Elding says joining the club as 'nice to feel wanted again'. He made his second club debut on 8 January in a 5–1 home defeat to Gillingham. In his second game back at
Edgeley Park
Edgeley Park is a football stadium in Edgeley, Stockport, England. Built for rugby league club Stockport RFC in 1891, by 1903, the rugby club was defunct and Stockport County Football Club moved in.
Edgeley Park is an all-seater stadium hold ...
, Elding missed a penalty, but set up two in a 3–3 draw with
Rotherham United
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...
. On 12 February, Elding scored his first goal since returning to County in a 2–1 win over Bury.
Grimsby Town
On 25 July 2011, Elding signed for
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
on a one–year contract with an option for an additional year. During the 2011–12 season Elding scored 12 times in 43 league appearances as he partnered
Liam Hearn as the club's favoured strike force. Elding was previously linked with League One side
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymouth ...
; but turned down the move in favour of joining Grimsby Town. In February 2012, Elding signed a new contract that would see him remain at Grimsby until the end of the 2013–14 campaign. On Transfer deadline day, speculation was made to whether Elding would leave after reports were revealed that
Football League One
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side
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
were interested, however Preston boss
Graham Westley
Graham Neil Westley (born 4 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who was most recently manager of League Two club Stevenage.
Westley's playing career, spent mostly as a striker in non-League football, was curta ...
commented saying that he would not be making an offer.
On 4 September 2012, it was announced that Preston had made an offer for Elding that was turned down by Grimsby, in turn Elding admitted he wanted to leave after becoming unsettled having fallen behind
Andy Cook,
Greg Pearson and Dayle Southwell in the forward pecking order, despite
Liam Hearn being out with a lengthy injury. On 5 September 2012, Elding came off the bench to score a brace that rescued a point in a 2–2 draw with
Barrow. On 24 September 2012, Elding handed in a transfer request. On 12 November 2012 having fallen out of contention in the club's first team plans Elding was told he was able to leave the club on a free transfer if he was able to find a new club.
On 15 November,
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
then confirmed that they had signed the striker on loan until 1 January 2013 with Elding linking up with his former boss from Stevenage
Graham Westley
Graham Neil Westley (born 4 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who was most recently manager of League Two club Stevenage.
Westley's playing career, spent mostly as a striker in non-League football, was curta ...
. Elding played five league games for Preston during his loan spell, failing to score and returned to Grimsby on 1 January 2013. On 4 January 2013 Preston expressed an interest in taking Elding back on loan with a view to a permanent deal. On 7 January Grimsby manager
Rob Scott said despite the interest from Preston he was struggling to get hold of the club for the deal to progress. Elding left Town on mutual consent on 8 February 2013.
Sligo Rovers
After initially being linked to
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland.
The club was founded in 1928 ...
,
Grimsby Town had initially revealed upon Elding's release that he was bound to make a move to an unnamed
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally us ...
side, but not Sligo as first thought.
The following week it was announced that he would be signing a contract with
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
but after flying to Ireland, Elding did a U-turn and joined Sligo. He has made a superb start to his career with the Bit o' Red, scoring six goals in five games. Having scored six goals in five appearances, including scoring his first goal on his debut, Elding was named the Airtricity/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland Player of the Month for March 2013. Anthony played UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round v Molde FK while at sligo Rovers making 2 Appearances both Home an Away legs
Cork City
On 16 November 2013,
Cork City
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city' ...
announced that Anthony Elding had signed for City from
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland.
The club was founded in 1928 ...
until the end of the 2014 season. He became new manager John Caulfields second signing after taking charge, his first being
Darren Murphy
Darren Murphy (born 28 July 1985) is an Irish football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. Murphy started his playing career at Cobh Ramblers, progressing through the club's youth system before breaking into the first te ...
. He scored his first competitive goals for the club when he netted two against Waterford United in the Munster Senior Cup.
Ballinamallard, Derry City and Return to Sligo
On 23 May 2014 Elding moved to Northern Ireland signing with
IFA Premiership
The NIFL Premiership, known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and colloquially as the Irish League or Irish Premiership, is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Northe ...
side
Ballinamallard United
Ballinamallard United Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship. The club, re-formed in 1975 after being dormant since the 1960s, hails from Ballinamallard, near Enniskillen, County Ferma ...
. He later went on to feature for
Derry City before returning to Sligo Rovers.
Coaching career
Elding currently holds the UEFA 'A' qualification. Elding successfully completed his UEFA 'B' License on 27 May 2016.
Following on from the UEFA 'B', Elding successfully completed his UEFA 'A' License on 18 April 2017. With Completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' qualifications Elding has been involved at several elite national academy teams as assistant manager and manager.
Elding is continuing to progress through his coaching badges and is progressively working towards UEFA Pro Licence.
International career
Elding played six times for the
England C
The England national football C team (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) is the football team that represents England at non-league level.
Formed in 1979 as the England Non-League team, it fe ...
team and scored two goals, one was against the Netherlands and the other was against Ireland. He played against the two countries mentioned and against Italy, Wales, Scotland and Belgium and was part of the England C team which won the Quadrangular Four Nations Tournament which was held in Ireland. The goal he got against Ireland came in that tournament as England beat Ireland 1–0 in Turner's Cross.
Career statistics
Honours
As a Player
Boston United
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Southern League Premier Division
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1999–2000 (promotion to
Football Conference
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Football Conference
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2001–02 (promotion to
Division Three
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Stockport County
* 2007:
EFL Record – 9 Wins, 9 Clean Sheets
Leeds United
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Football League One play-off runners-up: 2008
Grimsby Town
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Lincolnshire Senior Cup
The Lincolnshire Senior County Cup is a football (soccer) competition for senior football clubs in Lincolnshire organised by the Lincolnshire FA.
The competition can be traced back to the formation of the Lincolnshire FA at a meeting held at th ...
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2011–12,
2012–13
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England C
* Four nations tournament:
2004–05
Stevenage Borough
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Conference Play-off runners-up:: 2005
Sligo Rovers
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FAI Cup
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2013
As an assistant manager
Manulla FC
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Westaro Cup: 2016
Notes
References
External links
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Profile at leedsunited.com*
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1982 births
Living people
People from Boston, Lincolnshire
English footballers
England semi-pro international footballers
National League (English football) players
Association football forwards
Boston United F.C. players
Bedford Town F.C. players
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
Stevenage F.C. players
Kettering Town F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
Leeds United F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
Lincoln City F.C. players
Rochdale A.F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
Sligo Rovers F.C. players
Cork City F.C. players
Ballinamallard United F.C. players
Derry City F.C. players
English Football League players
League of Ireland players
NIFL Premiership players
Northern Premier League players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
English expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Hungary
English expatriate sportspeople in Hungary