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Roy Ellam
Personal information
Date of birth	(1943-01-13) 13 January 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth	Hemsworth, England
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1966	Bradford City	149	(12)
1966–1972	Huddersfield Town	206	(8)
1972–1974	Leeds United	11	(0)
1974–1975	Huddersfield Town	18	(2)
1975	Philadelphia Atoms	16	(1)
1975–1977	Mossley	83	(2)
1976	Washington Diplomats	24	(2)
1977–1980	Gainsborough Trinity
Managerial career
197?–1980	Gainsborough Trinity
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Ellam (born 13 January 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for three West Yorkshire teams, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United, during the 1960s and 1970s.^[1]

Born in Hemsworth, Ellam started his career at Bradford City before joining Huddersfield Town, then Leeds United, before returning to Huddersfield. Leeds won the First Division during his time at the club but he only contributed 4 appearances during the campaign.^[2] He then played in the North American Soccer League for Philadelphia Atoms and Washington Diplomats^[1] before returning to non-league football in England with Mossley, where he scored twice in 83 appearances,^[3] and Gainsborough Trinity, where he was manager.^[4] From 1983 to 1992 Roy ran the Nelson Inn public house in Thornhill Lees near Dewsbury, and worked in his daughter's fitness centre.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Roy Ellam". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
^ "Leeds United: Season 1973 - 1974: Division One". leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Eastwood to Evison". Complete A–Z of Players 1919–2008. Mossley A.F.C. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
^ "Town Legends" (reprint). Huddersfield Daily Examiner. FindArticles. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
^ Stelfox, Hilarie (24 June 2009). "It's a family affair for ex Town hero; Bodybuilding daughter Jeannie helps keep Roy fit!" (reprint). Huddersfield Daily Examiner. FindArticles. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

External links

Roy Ellam at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

Gainsborough Trinity F.C. – managers

Walker (1959–60)
Daley (1960–61)
Guest (1961–63)
Green (1964–71)
Kilkenny (1971–73)
Ham ()
Ellam (1979–80)
Warnock (1980–81)
Buckley (1985–87)
Simpson (1991–93)
James (1993–94)
Brook (1994–95)
Moss (1995–98)
Richards (1998–99)
Moss (1999–2000)
Fee (2000)
Tingay (2000–01)
Brown & Nicholson ^c (2001)
Norton (2001–02)
Stant (2002–03)
Mitchell (2003–07)
Charles (2007–09)
Reeves & Blatherwick^c (2009)
Moses^c (2009)
Little (2009–11)
Housham (2011–16)
Roma (2016–17)
Quinn ^c (2017)
Frecklington (2017–18)
Jarman & Quinn ^c (2018)
Sinnott (2018–19)
Hannah & King (2019)
Woodhouse (2019–21)
Shaw (2021–22)
Bishop & Parkinson (2022)
Bishop (2022–23)
Stamp ^c (2023)
Wilcox (2023–)

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