James Edward Elliott (1891–1939) was an English professional

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player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Born in

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

, Elliott spent his early career with non-league teams

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and Peterborough City, before turning professional in 1912 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 ...

, before later playing for

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 ...

Coaching career

Shortly after his retirement, Elliott became manager of

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. He coached the Spanish team between 1927 and 1929 and drove Valencia to the semi-finals of the Copa in 1928. Elliott was manager of Swedish side

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between 1932 and 1934. He later coached the Guatemalan national side and Fenerbahçe between 1935–1938.

Career statistics

References

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