Christie Elliott
Personal information
Full name Christie James Elliott[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-26) 26 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth South Shields, England
Position(s) Full-back, Wing-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Jarrow
2009–2011 Whitley Bay
2011–2019 Partick Thistle 200 (11)
2012 → Albion Rovers (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2020 Carlisle United 16 (1)
2020–2022 Dundee 44 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Christie James Elliott (born 26 May 1991) is an English former professional footballer. Having previously played for English lower league sides Jarrow and Whitley Bay, Elliott signed a two-year deal with then Scottish First Division side Partick Thistle. He was loaned in 2012 to Scottish Second Division side Albion Rovers before returning to Firhill in January 2013. After a stint with Carlisle United after a lengthy term with Partick, he returned to Scotland with Dundee. Having started his career as a striker, he primarily played as a defender for most of it, playing the majority of games at right-back and providing the occasional cover at left-back. Christie announced his retirement from professional football at age 31 on 16 August 2022 after leaving Dundee in the summer.

Career

Born in South Shields, Elliott began his career at local lower league club Jarrow before moving to Whitley Bay.

Partick Thistle

On 19 August 2011, Partick Thistle manager Jackie McNamara signed the 20-year-old on a two-year deal.[2] The following day he scored a goal within five minutes of his debut during a 1–1 draw with Hamilton Academical on 20 August 2011.[3] During the 2012–13 season, Elliott scored two goals, one against Hamilton and the other a ninetieth-minute winner against Airdrie United after Conrad Balatoni had equalised for Thistle in the 89th minute, as Thistle won 2–1 to close in on the First Division title.[4]

Elliott celebrating in 2012.

After Thistle had won promotion to the Scottish Premiership, on 28 May 2013, Elliott agreed a new deal with the club.[5] In the 2013–14 season he scored his first Premiership goal in a 5–1 defeat to Celtic.[6] In the 2014–15 season, Elliot scored a goal in a 3–3 draw with Hamilton making the score 3–2 in favour of his side who had been 2–0 down.[7] Elliott scored his second goal of the season in a 1–0 away win against St Mirren, scoring the winner in the 75th minute.[8]

On 14 May 2015, Elliott signed a new two-year contract extension with the Jags to keep him at Firhill until the end of the 2016–17 football season.[9] he later further extended his contract until 2019. On 29 July 2017 he scored his first goal in two seasons in a League Cup game against Stranraer, scoring an 87th-minute winner in a 1–0 result.[10]

Elliott in 2019 playing for Partick Thistle

Elliott was made captain of Partick Thistle in the early stages of the 2018–19 season, however stood down from the role after the departure of manager Alan Archibald, as he said it was affecting his game.[11] He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 defeat to league leaders Ross County,[12] his second in a Scottish Cup quarter-final against Hearts, earning the Jags a replay.[13]

Following a disappointing season for Partick Thistle on their return to the Championship, Elliott left the club in May 2019, having rejected a new contract which would have seen him to his testimonial year.

Albion Rovers loan

On 22 November 2012, Elliott joined Scottish Second Division side Albion Rovers on loan for one month.[14] The loan was then extended until 19 January 2013.[15]

Carlisle United

Carlisle United announced on 14 May 2019 that Elliott had signed a one-year deal, subject to all relevant international clearances.

Dundee

After agreeing to leave Carlisle by mutual consent after struggling with injury and lack of game time, Elliott immediately headed back north and signed with Scottish Championship side Dundee for the remainder of the season, with an option to extend.[16][17] After the premature conclusion of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dundee triggered the extension clause in Elliott's contract, keeping him at the club for the following year.[18]

In January 2021, Dundee announced Elliott had triggered an appearance clause in his contract, triggering a further one-year extension and keeping him at the club until 2022.[19] He would be a part of the team which would win the Premiership play-offs and help Dundee gain promotion to the Scottish Premiership.[20] In March 2022, Elliott would finally score his first league goal for Dundee in a league game against Rangers.[21] Elliott would leave Dundee following the end of his contract in May 2022.[22]

Career statistics

As of 9 April 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partick Thistle 2011–12[24] Scottish First Division 29 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 32 6
2012–13[25] 22 2 1 0 1 0 5[a] 1 29 3
2013–14[26] Scottish Premiership 30 1 1 0 3 2 — 34 3
2014–15[27] 26 2 2 0 3 0 — 31 2
2015–16[28] 12 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
2016–17[29] 31 0 2 0 0 0 — 33 0
2017–18[30] 17 0 0 0 6 1 1[b] 0 24 1
2018–19 Scottish Championship 33 1 4 1 5 0 2 0 40 2
Total 200 11 13 2 18 3 7 1 235 17
Albion Rovers (loan) 2012–13[25] Scottish Second Division 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Carlisle United 2019–20 EFL League Two 16 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 22 1
Dundee 2019–20[31] Scottish Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21[32] 25 0 0 0 4 1 3[c] 0 32 1
2021–22[33] Scottish Premiership 13 1 2 0 3 1 — 18 2
Total 44 1 2 0 7 2 3 0 56 3
Career total 266 14 16 2 26 5 13 1 318 22
  1. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Jags Add to Squad". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Partick v Hamilton". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Airdrie United 1–2 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  5. ^ Jack, Chris (28 May 2013). "Elliot is latest to re-sign for Jags". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Partick Thistle 1–5 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Hamilton Accies 3–3 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Premiership: St Mirren 0 – 1 Partick Thistle – 2014-11-08". Spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Booth and Elliot sign extensions". Ptfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Partick Thistle v Stranraer". BBC Sport. 29 July 2017.
  11. ^ "'It was a difficult time for me. I just wasn't myself': Christie Elliott opens up on his relief at giving up Partick Thistle captaincy". Heraldscotland.com.
  12. ^ "Partick Thistle 2-4 Ross County". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Thistle salvage Scottish Cup replay". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Thistle's Loan Rovers". Ptfc.co.uk. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Rovers keep hold of striker". Spfl.co.uk. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  16. ^ Hall, Andy (31 January 2020). "Defender leaves by mutual consent". Carlisle United FC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Christie signs". Dundee FC. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Christie's contract extended". Dundee FC. 18 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Christie's contract extends". dundeefc.co.uk. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Dundee promoted as Kilmarnock drop down for first time in 28 years". BBC. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Late Goldson winner rescues Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Player Departures". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  23. ^ Christie Elliott at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Christie Elliott in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Christie Elliott in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Christie Elliott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Christie Elliott in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Christie Elliott in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by Christie Elliott in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  30. ^ "Games played by Christie Elliott in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  31. ^ "Games Played by Christie Elliott in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  32. ^ "Games Played by Christie Elliott in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  33. ^ "Games Played by Christie Elliott in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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