Karl Elsey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl William Elsey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Pembroke Borough | |||
| Swansea City | 0 | (0) | |
| Pembroke Borough | |||
| 1979–1980 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| 1980–1983 | Newport County | 123 | (15) |
| 1983–1985 | Cardiff City | 59 | (5) |
| 1985–1988 | Gillingham | 128 | (13) |
| 1988–1989 | Reading | 44 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | Maidstone United | 72 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Gillingham | 27 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Sittingbourne | ||
| 1993–1994 | Braintree Town | ||
| 1994 |
Ashford Town (Kent) | 10 | (0) |
| 1994 | Hastings Town | ||
| 1994 | Faversham Town | ||
| 1994–1996 | Margate | ||
| 1996 | Ramsgate | ||
| 1996–1997 | Chatham Town | ||
| 1997 | Lordswood | ||
| 1998 | Maidstone United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Margate | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karl William Elsey (born 20 November 1958)
Career
Elsey joined Pembroke Borough from local amateur football and had a brief spell with Swansea City in the 1978–79 season before returning to Pembroke Borough. He signed for Queens Park Rangers in January 1979, but failed to establish himself.
Elsey moved to Newport County in July 1980, during the most successful period in the club's history. Elsey was part of the team that won promotion to the Football League Third Division, won the 1980 Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.
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In September 1994 he joined Faversham Town, but the following month left to join Margate. In April 1995 he became Margate's caretaker manager and was appointed as player-manager in early May. He was sacked in March 1996 and joined Ramsgate as a player. In April 1996 he joined Chatham Town and became their player-manager in October 1996. He left Chatham in March 1997 and joined Lordswood as a player. He remained with Lordswood until early in the following season when he dropped out of senior football.
He signed for Maidstone United in the 1998 close season and played twice for the reformed side in the Kent County League before retiring in September 1998.
Personal life
His father Billy was also a professional footballer and played for Swansea.
References
- ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
- ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Karl Elsey at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Karl Elsey player profile". www.nutsandboltsarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2022.