Tommy Eglington

The names of Tommy Eglington and Peter Farrell are inextricably linked in footballing circles. Their careers took them both from Shamrock Rovers, to Everton and on to Tranmere Rovers, and both represented the two "Irelands"...

Name: Thomas Joseph Eglington
Born: 15 January 1923, Donnycarney, Dublin
Died: 18 February 2004, Raheny, Dublin
Height: 5.06½ ft
Weight: 10.02 st
Position: Outside-Left

Representative Honours: Ireland: 6 Full Caps (1946-1948); Eire: 24 Full Caps/2 Goals (1946-1955); League of Ireland: Caps.
Club Honours: (with Shamrock Rovers) FAI Cup Winner; (with Everton) Football League Division Two Runner-Up 1953/54; (with Cork Hibs) FAI Cup Runner-Up 1962/63.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Munster Victoria	-	-	-	-	-	-
Distillery	-	-42	-	(Drumcondra)
Shamrock Rovers	-	-42	-	-	-	-
Everton	46/47-56/57	Jun-46	£10,000	394/ 76	34/12	-
Tranmere Rovers	57/58-60/61	Jun-57	-	172/ 36	9/ 4	-
Cork Hibernians	-	-61	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		566/112	43/16	-

Biography:
First capped by the FAI while with Shamrock Rovers, in a 3-1 defeat by Portugal in June 1946, Tommy Eglington arrived at Everton, along with Rovers and Eire teammate Peter Farrell, the following month for a combined fee of £10,000. He made his Football League debut in a 3-2 home win over Arsenal in September, soon establishing himself as one of the games most effective wingers, both fast and tricky. Also the possessor of a powerful shot, Eglington’s goalscoring prowess was never better evidenced than in a 7-1 Division Two victory over Doncaster Rovers in September 1952.

Awarded his first cap by the IFA in Ireland’s second post-war international, a 0-0 draw with Scotland at Hampden Park, Eglington remained a regular on the left-wing through to late 1948, his career for the ‘Northern’ Ireland team cut short as the border solidified in footballing terms. His Eire career spanned close to a decade and a total of 24 caps. He scored twice, most famously in a 4-0 victory over Austria in March 1953 that went some way to making amends for the previous March’s 6-0 humbling.

Eglington could do little to prevent Everton’s relegation on “goal average” to the Second Division in 1951; indeed his return of eight goals was a personal seasonal best up to that point. It took three seasons for the Toffees to bounce back as they finished as runners-up to Leicester City (again goal average did them no favours and cost them the title). By the time of Eglington’s return to the top-flight he had passed thirty, and his explosive pace had began to wane, his effective delivery however remained. He eventually left Everton in June 1957, moving across the Mersey to sign for Tranmere Rovers, where he was joined by Peter Farrell three months later. The highlight of his time at Prenton Park was perhaps a hattrick in a 5-1 defeat of Accrington Stanley in August 1959.

Tranmere’s relegation to Division Four in 1961 proved a sad end to Eglington’s Football League adventure, and he returned to Ireland to play out his career with Cork Hibs. He settled in his native Dublin, where he ran a butchers shop, and died in February 2004 aged 81.

Soccerscene

Ireland Cap Details:
27-11-1946 Scotland A D 0-0 BC
16-04-1947 Wales... H W 2-1 BC
04-10-1947 Scotland H W 2-0 BC
05-11-1947 England. A D 2-2 BC
10-03-1948 Wales... A L 0-2 BC
09-10-1948 England. H L 2-6 BC

Summary: 6/0. Won 2, Drew 2, Lost 2.

Eire Cap Details:
16-06-1946 Portugal A L 1-3 FR
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27-11-1955 Spain... H D 2-2 FR

Summary: 24/2. 

Allan Elleman

Name: Allan Richard Elleman
Born: c.1866, Stoke (ENG) (see notes)
Died: 19 February 1939, Nottingham (ENG)
Height:
Weight:
Position: Full-Back/Outside-Right

Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Full Caps (1889-1890).
Club Honours: (with Cliftonville) Irish Cup Winner 1887/88, Runner-Up 1886/87, 1889/90; Charity Cup Winner 1883/84, 1885/86, 1886/87, 1887/88, 1888/89.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Other
Stoke St Peter's	-	-	-	-	-	-
Glentoran	82/83	-	Amateur	0/0	-	*/13
Cliftonville	83/84-89/90	-	Amateur	0/0	-	-
West Bromwich Albion	-	Apr-1890	-	0/0	-	-
Sheffield United #	-	-	-	(Midland League)
Notts County	91/92	Aug-1891	-	6/2	-	-
Grimsby Town	91/92	Mar-1892	-	(Football Alliance)
Mansfield Town	-	Aug-1892	-	(Midland League)
TOTALS	-	£-		6/2	-	-

* all games; # sources conflict as to whether Elleman actually played for Sheffield United

Biography:
Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1866, Allan Elleman, known as “Dick” or “The Wee Englishman”, came to Belfast with his family in the early 1880’s. Being interested in the new football game he joined Glentoran and played a few friendly games for them. He then played in Glentoran’s very first competitive match on the 27th January 1883 – an Irish Cup match against the experienced Ulster team. He played in the left wing pair and the match resulted in a 9-0 defeat.

Joining Cliftonville for the start of 1883/84 season he soon established himself in the team as a winger, playing on either flank with great aplomb. In seven seasons he appeared in many Irish Cup and Charity Cup finals. He scored three goals in these finals, including a double in the 4-2 defeat of Distillery in the 1888/89 Charity Cup Final. In all he scored 13 goals for Cliftonville.

In addition to his Irish Cup and Charity Cup appearances he appeared for Cliftonville in the English F.A.Cup, making four appearances and scoring one goal in each of 1886/87 and 1888/89 seasons and one appearance 1889/90 (a total of 9 appearances and 2 goals). His first goal was scored in the 3-1 win over Great Lever in Bolton on the 13th November 1886. When he played for Cliftonville against Linfield in the English Cup on Christmas Day 1888 history was made, as this is the only FA Cup match ever played on Christmas Day.

Elleman's first appearance at an international match was as an umpire - these were the days before recognised referees. The competing teams each supplied an umpire to take charge of one half of the playing area. A referee stood at the half-way line and adjudicated in any disputes. “Dick” was an umpire for the match between England and Ireland in March 1889. A month later he made it on to the field as a player, featuring at right-back in Ireland's 3-1 defeat by Wales - normally a winger he had occasionally played in defence for Cliftonville that season. The following year he captained Ireland from outside-right in a 9-1 defeat by England - the first Englishman to captain a side against England - that proved to be his final international outing.

Nottingham Evening
Post Obituary (courtesy
of Chris Goodwin)

Also the captain and honourary secretary at Cliftonville, Elleman left Ireland to return to his native midlands late in the 1889/90 season to sign with West Bromwich Albion. His final three weeks (the 8th, 15th, and 22nd of March 1890) saw him play in the Irish Cup Final, play for Ireland against England and referee the County Antrim Shield Final between Linfield and Distillery. Elleman was regarded as being naturalised in Ireland after seven years residency, though ironically it was his move to an English club that brought his Ireland career to a close.

Although he never played a competitive match for West Brom, he did later mark his Football League debut for Notts County in October 1891 with a goal against his ex-club in a 4-0 win. From his long playing career, Elleman recalled a 44-0 win for Stoke St. Peter's against Bucknall St. Mary's as the highlight!

Ireland Cap Details:
27-04-1889 Wales... H L 1-3 BC
15-03-1890 England. H L 1-9 BC

Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

* Elleman's birth date is commonly recorded as 3 November 1862 in Birmingham. Research suggests this to be incorrect.
A Nottingham paper from 1/12/1934 notes "Allan Richard Elleman, native of Stoke, qualified for Ireland under 7 year residence rule".
His birth not registered in GRO, England. Census records list:
In 1881, Allan R. Elleman aged 14, Church St. Stoke on Trent, father Allan W. Elleman.
In 1901, Allan Elleman aged 34, born Staff, Stoke on Trent, Book Keeper in Cotton Mill at Mansfield.
Died Nottingham JFM 1939 age 72.
All ages therefore tally with a birth April 1866- March 1867. An Allan R. Elleman had his birth registered in Stoke in the July-September quarter if 1866.

Irish League career and birth information researched by George Glass. Further birth data from Cris Freddi.

William Eames

Preceded by	Ireland Captain	Succeeded by
John Davison	1885	Jimmy Watson

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Name: William L'Estrange Eames CBE
Born: 18 July 1863, Neemuch (India)
Died: 26 October 1956, Sydney (Australia)
Position: Half-Back
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Representative Honours: Ireland: 3 Full Caps (1885).
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Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA.Cup	Others
Dublin.University	84/85-85/86	-	Amateur	0/0	-	-
TOTALS			£0	0/0	-	-

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Biography:
William Eames was born in India where his father, a Church of Ireland minister, was a Senior Chaplain with the East India Company. The family returned to Ireland and Eames commenced studies at Dublin University on the 1st January 1882 and remained there for 4 years, graduating as an MB in 1886. He remained in practice for some time in Dublin at 28 Upper Leeson Street before migrating to Australia.

Eames captained the Dublin University team from half-back. On the 19th December 1885, he had the satisfaction of scoring a goal in the 7-0 defeat of Clifton Park in the third round of the Irish Cup adding three further goals in the 6-0 defeat of Banbridge in the next round. The University team stumbled at the penultimate Irish Cup hurdle, losing 4-0 to Distillery in the semi-final on the 13th February 1886.

Eames and Dublin University colleague Frederick Moorhead became the first Dublin-based players to be selected for Ireland when the pair took to the field for a Home Nations match against England in February 1885. It proved an inauspicious international debut, Eames scoring an own goal in a 4-0 defeat. He was capped three times in all, the latter two appearances as captain.

In Australia Eames became a Major General CB, CBE, VD, Royal Army Medical Corp. He served in both the Boer War and the First World War where he was mentioned in dispatches on a number of occasions.

Australian Dictionary of Biography
Boer War Memorial

Ireland Cap Details:
28-02-1885 England. A L 0-4 BC
14-03-1885 Scotland A L 2-8 BC
11-04-1885 Wales... H L 2-8 BC
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Summary: 3/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 3.
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Thanks to Chris Goodwin (of EnglandFootballOnline)/Kaye Aldous (Eames' great grandaughter) for information supplied, to Cris Freddi for supplying Eames' date of death and to George Glass for further details of his days at Dublin University.

Stuart Elliott

A modern footballing rarity, Stuart Elliott rose from the Irish League to establish himself in the international set-up and in the English and Scottish Leagues...
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Name: Stuart Elliott
Born: 23 July 1978, Belfast
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 11.09 st
Position: Winger/Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 38 Full Caps / 4 Goals (2000-2008), 1 B Cap (2003), 3 Under-21 Caps (1998-1999); Under-18 Schoolboy Caps.
Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 1998/99; Irish Cup Winner 1999/00; Irish League Cup Winner 1997/98, Runner-Up 1998/99; Gold Cup Winner 1998/99; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1998/99, 1999/00; Irish League Floodlit Cup Runner-Up 1996/97; (with Hull City) Football League Division Three Runner-Up 2003/04 (promoted); Football League One Runner-Up 2004/05 (promoted).
Awards: Hull City Player of the Year 2003, 2005; PFA League One Team of the Year 2005; League One Player of the Month Dec-2004

Club Career: 

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Dungoyne Boys	-	-	Youth	-	-	-	-	-
Glentoran	95/96-99/00	-	Youth	115 (41)/ 51	*	-	3(1)/0	-
Motherwell	00/01-01/02	Jul-00	£100,000	50 (20)/ 22	1(1)/1	2(1)/0	-	-
Hull City	02/03-07/08	Jul-02	£230,000	156 (37)/ 65	4(4)/1	6(3)/1	-	0(1)/1
Doncaster Rvrs	07/08	Jan-08	Loan	1  (9)/  0	-	-	-	-
Doncaster Rvrs	08/09	Aug-08	-	3  (6)/  0	-	0(1)/0	-	-
Grimsby Town	08/09	Jan-09	Loan	9  (2)/  2	-	-	-	-
Hamilton Acad.	09/10	Jan-10	Free	2  (3)/  0	1(1)/0	-	-	-
Stirling Albion	09/10	Feb-10	Loan	5  (2)/  1	-	-	-	-
Glentoran	12/13	Aug-12	Free	3  (2)/  0	-	1(0)/1	-	-
TOTALS	-	£330,000		344(122)/141	6(6)/2	9(5)/2	3(1)/0	0(1)/1

* all domestic games.

Seasonal League Statistics:
Glentoran
95/96 .0 (2)/ 0* (Irish Premier League)
96/97 .9 (9)/ 3*
97/98 26(11)/11*
98/99 32(18)/14*
99/00 48 (3)/23*
Motherwell
00/01 22(13)/12 (Scottish Premier League)
01/02 30 (7)/10
Hull City
02/03 30 (6)/12 (Football League Division Two)
03/04 42 (0)/14
04/05 35 (1)/27 (Football League One)
05/06 26(14)/ 7 (Football League Championship)
06/07 20(12)/ 5
07/08 .3 (4)/ 0
Doncaster Rovers
07/08 .1 (9)/ 0 (Football League One)
08/09 .3 (6)/ 0 (Football League Championship)
Grimsby Town
08/09 .9 (2)/ 2 (Football League Two)
Hamilton Academical
09/10 .2 (3)/ 0 (Scottish Premier League)
Stirling Albion
09/10 .5 (2)/ 1 (Scottish League Division Two)

Biography:
In August 2010 Stuart Elliott, a long-time Christian, quit football to devote his life to God. He was ordained as a pastor at the Living Hope Church in Hull in January 2011.

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IFA Premiership

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
02-09-2000 Malta............ H W 1-0 WCQ 
07-10-2000 Denmark.......... H D 1-1 WCQ 
11-10-2000 Iceland.......... A L 0-1 WCQ 
28-02-2001 Norway........... H L 0-4 FR. sub 
24-03-2001 Czech Republic... H L 0-1 WCQ 
28-03-2001 Bulgaria......... A L 3-4 WCQ 1 goal 
02-06-2001 Bulgaria......... H L 0-1 WCQ 
06-06-2001 Czech Republic... A L 1-3 WCQ 
01-09-2001 Denmark.......... A D 1-1 WCQ sub 
06-10-2001 Malta............ A W 1-0 WCQ 
13-02-2002 Poland........... N L 1-4 FR. sub 
27-03-2002 Liechtenstein.... A D 0-0 FR. sub 
17-04-2002 Spain............ H L 0-5 FR 
12-02-2003 Finland.......... H L 0-1 FR. sub 
29-03-2003 Armenia.......... A L 0-1 ECQ sub 
03-06-2003 Italy............ A L 0-2 FR. sub 
11-10-2003 Greece........... A L 0-1 ECQ 
02-06-2004 St Kitts & Nevis. A W 2-0 FR 
06-06-2004 Trinidad & Tobago A W 3-0 FR. 1 goal 
18-08-2004 Switzerland...... A D 0-0 FR 
04-09-2004 Poland........... H L 0-3 WCQ 
09-10-2004 Azerbaijan....... A D 0-0 WCQ 
13-10-2004 Austria.......... H D 3-3 WCQ sub 1 goal 
26-03-2005 England.......... A L 0-4 WCQ 
30-03-2005 Poland........... A L 0-1 WCQ sub 
04-06-2005 Germany.......... H L 1-4 FR 
17-08-2005 Malta............ A D 1-1 FR 
03-09-2005 Azerbaijan....... H W 2-0 WCQ 1 goal 
07-09-2005 England.......... H W 1-0 WCQ 
08-10-2005 Wales............ H L 2-3 WCQ 
12-10-2005 Austria.......... A L 0-2 WCQ sub 
15-11-2005 Portugal......... H D 1-1 FR 
01-03-2006 Estonia.......... H W 1-0 FR. sub 
16-08-2006 Finland.......... A W 2-1 FR 
02-09-2006 Iceland.......... H L 0-3 ECQ 
22-08-2007 Liechtenstein.... H W 3-1 ECQ sub 
08-09-2007 Latvia........... A L 0-1 ECQ 
26-03-2008 Georgia.......... H W 4-1 FR 

Summary: 26(12)/4. Won 10, Drew 8, Lost 20.

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
20-05-2003 Scotland ........ A L 1-2 FR

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
09-10-1998 Finland.......... H D 1-1 ECQ
02-06-1999 Rep. of Ireland.. N L 0-1 PT sub
04-06-1999 Scotland ........ A D 1-1 PT 

Summary: 2(1)/0. Won 0, Drew 2, Lost 1.