James Ellison (born 25 October 1991) is an English

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who plays as a striker. He has played for clubs including

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Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

, Hyde and

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Club career

Liverpool

Born in

, Merseyside, Ellison began his career at his local team,

, joining the youth

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at the age of 8. Ellison signed a professional contract with his hometown club in 2009, however he negotiated his release in a search for regular first team football at the end of the 2009–10 season; he failed to make an appearance during his time with the club.

Burton Albion

Seeking regular first-team football, Ellison left Liverpool by mutual agreement in July 2010, to join

of League Two on a 2-year contract. Ellison made his debut for Burton on 11 August 2010 in the League Cup, in their 4–1 away defeat to

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

. He made his

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debut on 4 September 2010 in a 3–0 win over

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

. On 3 October 2010, Ellison was stabbed in the back during a night out in Liverpool. He was treated in hospital and went on to make a full recovery.

Stafford Rangers (loan)

On 26 November 2010, Ellison joined

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on loan, along with fellow

player Garyn Preen. He made his debut for the club on 11 December 2010 in a 2–0 home defeat to

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...

Hednesford Town (loan)

In March 2011, he joined

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. They won the FA Trophy in 2004. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...

on loan and made his debut for the club on 19 March as a second-half substitute against

Cirencester Town Cirencester Town Football Club is a football club based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, the club are currently members of the and play at the Corinium Stadium. History The club was estab ...

Alfreton Town (loan)

In August 2011, at the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Ellison joined

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on a one-month loan, scoring the winning goal with a last minute header to give Alfreton their first home win in the

Conference Premier The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National Leagues and step 1 of the National Le ...

, a 2–1 victory over Barrow. This was Ellison's first ever senior goal; he went on to make a further seven appearances for the club, but was unable to score again before returning to Burton.

Chester (loan)

In November 2011, having returned from his loan spell at Alfreton, Ellison went on a further loan, to

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

, for one month. He was released from his contract at Burton upon his return from Chester.

Hyde

On 24 December 2011, he signed for

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side Hyde. He made his debut for the club on 26 December, in a 1–1 draw with

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...

. Ellison made his first start for the club in the return fixture at

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on New Year's Day; Hyde manager Gary Lowe said of Ellison, "He did well for us on his first start and he is a player with a bright future".

Southport

After just three appearances for Hyde, he signed for

side

on 9 January 2012. He scored his first goal for the club in their last home game of the 2011–12 season, against

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Vauxhall Motors (loan)

At the start of the 2012–13 season, Ellison joined

side

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, to regain match fitness having picked up an injury in Southport's first pre-season friendly against Preston North End. During this period Ellison scored two goals in seven games before He returned to Southport and played in a number of Conference matches before being released by the club in October 2012.

Droylsden

On 26 October he signed for

Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the mid-19th cen ...

and made his club debut the next day, in a 2–0 victory over Colwyn Bay. Ellison scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss away at Workington Town on his second appearance for the club.

Colwyn Bay

Ellison left Droylsden midway through the 2012–13 season, and joined

Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay () is a town, Community (Wales), community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (h ...

; five goals in his first eight matches for the club proved vital in their ultimately successful attempt to escape relegation, the club winning the last six games of their league season to remain in the

Barrow

In July 2014 he joined Barrow.

International career

Ellison has made one appearance for the England under-16s in 2007.

References

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