Footballers who have played league football for both PNE & Coventry
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696) ALLARDYCE Sam
PNE 93 apps; 2 goals
Coventry 28 app 1 goal
PNE Debut 26/08/1986 v Tranmere (A) - Drawn 1-1
980) BARTON Adam
PNE 58 apps; 3 goals
Coventry 36 apps; 3 goals
PNE Debut 10/04/2010 v Scunthorpe (H) – Won 3-2
590) BLYTH Jim
PNE 1 app; 0 goals
Coventry 151 apps; 0 goals
PNE Debut 01/05/1972 v Swindon (H) - Drawn 2-2
481) BROWN Eddie
PNE 36 apps; 16 goals
Coventry85 apps; 50 goals
PNE Debut 20/11/1948 v Sunderland (A) - Drawn 0-0
997) CLARKE Leon
PNE 6 apps; 1 goal
Coventry35 apps; 23 goals
PNE Debut 01/02/2011 v Barnsley (A) – Lost 0-2
422) CRAWLEY Tommy
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Coventry48 apps; 18 goals
PNE Debut 18/09/1935 v Everton (H) - Drawn 2-2
837) DARBY Julian
PNE 35 apps; 1 goal
Coventry55 apps; 5 goals
PNE Debut 23/08/1997 v Chesterfield (A) - Lost 2-3
963) ELLIOTT Stephen
PNE 46 apps; 7 goals
Coventry18 apps; 4 goals
PNE Debut 16/09/2008 v Nottingham Forest (H) - Won 2-1
800) EMERSON Dean
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Coventry114 apps; 0 goals
PNE Debut 19/11/1994 v Northampton (H) - Won 2-0
394) FITTON George
PNE signed 62 apps; 18 goals
Coventry 54 apps; 21 goals
PNE Debut 24/12/1932 v Southampton (A) - Lost 0-1
793) FLEMING Terry
PNE 32 apps; 2 goals
Coventry 13 apps; 0 goals
PNE Debut 13/08/1994 v Darlington (A) - Drawn 0-0
872) GALLACHER Kevin
PNE 5 apps; 1 goal
Coventry 100 apps; 28 goals
PNE Debut 18/08/2001 v Walsall (H) - Drawn 1-1
885) GOULD Jonathan
PNE 55 apps; 0 goals
Coventry25 apps; 0 goals
PNE Debut 18/01/203 v Ipswich (A) - Lost 0-3
Player Profile – Stephen Elliott
Stephen Elliott was born on 6 January 1984 in Dublin and began his career as a youth player with Belvedere and Stella Maris.
Elliott began his professional career as a youth player at Manchester City after impressing in a trial match with Stella Maris in which he scored five goals in the space of half an hour. His league debut came on 21 February 2004 when Kevin Keegan used him as a late substitute in a 3–1 win at Bolton. He failed to establish himself in the first team, making only one further appearance as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough on 8 May 2004, with his development at City hampered by a serious back injury that ruled him out for a season.
Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy signed him from Manchester City on 1 June 2004 for an initial fee of £125,000, set by a tribunal, with well over £250,000 of additional payments linked to his subsequent performance at the Black Cats and 25% of any sell-on transfer fees. McCarthy later admitted that he had bought him outrageously cheaply, although that was before all the add-ons were ultimately realised. He made his debut on 7 August against future club Coventry in their 2–0 defeat, with his first goal for the club coming on 10 August on his home debut against Crewe Alexandra, scoring the winner in their 3–1 win. His first brace for the club came with the same score line as the Black Cats beat Preston on 18 September. He quickly established himself as first-team regular, making 47 appearances scoring 16 goals in his debut season in all competitions as the team finished as champions in 2005, helping him win the clubs young player of the season award. In July 2005 he signed a contract extension extending his stay until 2008
However, his first Premiership season was largely disrupted by injury, only managing 15 appearances although prior to his injuries he scored two long-range goals in consecutive matches against Manchester United in a 3-1 home defeat on 15 October and a 3-2 defeat at Newcastle 8 days later.
On Sunderland's return to the Championship the following season, he showed good form when fit, but again was disrupted by an ankle injury which kept him out for two months. Elliott scored one brace during 2006/07 season with a 3-1 home win over Colchester on 18 November 2006. In all he made 81 league appearances for Sunderland scoring 22 goals.
Elliott moved to Wolves in July 2007 for an undisclosed fee signing a three-year contract, linking up with Mick McCarthy, his former manager at Sunderland. He made his debut on 11 August 2007 in their 2–1 defeat to Watford, going on to score his first goal for the club on his third appearance on 15 September scoring the opening goal against Sheffield United. However, he failed to make a strong impact at Molineux, and was transfer-listed at the season's end after the club missed out on the play-offs on goal difference.
He made one more appearance for Wolves the following season in the Carling Cup in a 0-0 draw against Rotherham on 26 August. In all he made 29 league appearances for Wolves scoring 4 times.
On 1 September 2008, Elliot signed for Championship side Preston on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut as a substitute on 16 September against Nottingham Forest, going on to score his first goal for the club on his fifth appearance on 18 October, with the winning goal in their 2–1 win against Reading. The following month he scored twice in the 3-2 home defeat to Southampton and the 2-0 home victory over Bristol City. He scored a brace against his former team Wolves at Molineux in their 3–1 win in January. He was to form a partnership with Jon Parkin in Preston's attack. In his debut season he made 39 appearances scoring 6 times in all competitions including the play-off defeat at Sheffield United.
The following season saw Elliott score on his first appearance with a 5-1 win against Morecambe in the Carling Cup and on his second league match of the season with a 2-0 win against Swansea on 12 September. His last match for PNE was a 7-0 home win over Colchester in the FA Cup on 2 January 2010.
He fell out of favour with PNE and on 6 March 2010, Elliot signed on an emergency loan deal with Norwich until the end of the season. He made his debut on 6 March 2010 against Yeovil in League One, scoring his first goals for the club the following week, scoring a brace against Huddersfield in their 3–1 win. In all he made 10 appearances scoring twice.[31]
On 9 August 2010 Elliott joined Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal, reuniting him with former strike partner at Sunderland Kevin Kyle. He made his debut as a 66th minute substitute on 14 August against St Johnstone at Tynecastle, going on to make his first start on 7 November against rivals Hibernian in the first Edinburgh Derby of the season scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory for Hearts. He scored his first home goal for the club on 10 December to make the score 3–0 in a 5–0 victory against Aberdeen. Despite a hamstring injury that put him out for a month, he made 31 appearances scoring 8 goals in his debut season.
Elliott became renowned for his crucial goals away from home. Of his eight goals for Hearts in his debut season, seven came away from home] including braces at Hamilton in a 2–0 win, and at Kilmarnock in a 2–1 victory, the latter coming after Elliott had come off the substitutes bench for the second half to reverse a 1–0 deficit. Elliott scored an equalising goal in the 83rd minute of the third Edinburgh derby of the season, earning Hearts a 2–2 draw despite having played for over an hour with 10 men.
He made his European debut on 28 July 2011 in a Europa League qualifier against Paksi.[49] Elliott helped Hearts win the 2011–12 Scottish Cup; he started in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final, which Hearts won 5–1 against Hibernian. Days later, Hearts announced that Elliott's contract would not be renewed.
On 2 July 2012 Elliott joined Football League One side Coventry on a one-year deal after his Heart of Midlothian contract had expired.
His debut was a 1-0 win at Dagenham on 14 August 2012 and scored on his third appearance and home debut a week later with a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United. He scored two against MK Dons at Stadium mk which Coventry won 3–2 after going behind on 29 December. His last goal came in a 2-1 win at home to Oldham on 19 January 2013. His final match for Coventry was a 2-1 home defeat to Crewe on 23 February 2013. He had netted 4 goals in 18 league appearances. Coventry manager Steven Pressley announced on 30 April 2013 that Elliott's contract would not be renewed.
On 7 August 2014, Elliott joined League Two side Carlisle and made his debut in a 1-0 home defeat to Luton two days later.
He has represented Ireland at U-17 level, U-19, the U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he was their top goalscorer, and the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team where he made 10 appearances scoring 6 times.
Elliott's good start for Sunderland in 2004 led to a call-up to the Republic of Ireland, and he made his international debut against Croatia at Lansdowne Road on 16 November 2004. He scored his first senior International goal to beat Cyprus 1–0 in a World Cup qualifier on 8 October 2005. In all he made 9 appearances for Ireland at full international level.