Nathan Ellington

British footballer (born 1981)

Nathan Levi Fontaine Ellington (born 2 July 1981) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

Nathan Ellington
Personal information
Full name Nathan Levi Fontaine Ellington[1]
Date of birth (1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Bradford, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Egerton (player-assistant manager)
Youth career
Tooting & Mitcham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Walton & Hersham 20 (9)
1999–2002 Bristol Rovers 116 (35)
2002–2005 Wigan Athletic 134 (59)
2005–2007 West Bromwich Albion 68 (15)
2007–2011 Watford 51 (5)
2008–2009Derby County (loan) 27 (3)
2010Skoda Xanthi (loan) 19 (6)
2011Preston North End (loan) 18 (2)
2011–2013 Ipswich Town 17 (0)
2012–2013Scunthorpe United (loan) 6 (0)
2013 Crewe Alexandra 8 (0)
2013 Southport 3 (0)
2017–2018 Egerton 3 (1)
Total 490 (135)
Teams managed
2018– Egerton (assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Walton & Hersham 1998–99[4][5] Isthmian League Premier Division 20 9 3 0 8[a] 4 31 13
Bristol Rovers 1998–99 Second Division 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
1999–00 Second Division 37 4 1 0 1 0 2[b] 0 41 4
2000–01 Second Division 42 15 1 0 5 2 3[b] 1 51 18
2001–02 Third Division 27 15 5 4 2 0 2[b] 2 36 21
Total 116 35 7 4 8 2 7 3 138 44
Wigan Athletic 2001–02 Second Division 3 2 3 2
2002–03 Second Division 42 15 3 2 5 5 1[b] 0 51 22
2003–04 First Division 44 18 1 0 2 1 47 19
2004–05 Championship 45 24 0 0 0 0 45 24
Total 134 59 4 2 7 6 1 0 146 67
West Bromwich Albion 2005–06 Premier League 31 5 2 0 2 3 35 8
2006–07 Championship 34 10 2 0 2 1 3[c] 0 41 11
2007–08 Championship 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 1
Total 68 15 4 0 6 5 3 0 81 20
Watford 2007–08 Championship 34 4 2 0 2[c] 0 38 4
2008–09 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Championship 17 1 0 0 1 0 18 1
2010–11 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 51 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 56 5
Derby County (loan) 2008–09 Championship 27 3 1 0 4 6 32 9
Preston North End (loan) 2010–11 Championship 18 2 0 0 0 0 18 2
Ipswich Town 2011–12 Championship 15 0 1 0 1 0 17 0
2012–13 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 17 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2012–13 League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Crewe Alexandra 2012–13 League One 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Southport 2013–14[6] Conference Premier 3 0 2 1 1[d] 1 6 2
Career total 468 128 24 7 27 19 22 8 541 162
  1. Three appearances one goal in Surrey Senior Cup; two appearances two goals in Isthmian League Full Members' Cup; one appearance one goal in FA Trophy; one appearance in Isthmian League Cup; one appearance in Southern Combination Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in Championship play-offs
  4. Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours change

Wigan Athletic

Individual

References change

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  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2006). Sky Sports Football Yearbook: 2006–2007. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 552. ISBN 0-7553-1525-1. OCLC 68771078.
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  5. "Swans, Fixtures & Statistics for the Ryman Premier 1998/99 season". Walton & Hersham F.C. Official Match Day Programme. v Basingstoke Town. 12 January 1999.
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  12. "English Carling Cup – Top Scorers – 2008". ESPN. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  13. "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  14. "British Muslim Awards 2014 winners". Asian Image. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.