Lloyd Ellams

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lloyd Ellams

| fullname = Lloyd Ashley Ellams

| image = Ellams Stalybridge.jpg

| image_size = 250

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|1|11|df=y}}{{cite news |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51072|title=LLoyd Ellams Soccerbase|work=Soccerbase|date=23 October 2010 |access-date=23 October 2010}}

| birth_place = Chester, England

| height =

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs1 = Chester City

| years1 = 2008–2010

| years2 = 2008

| years3 = 2010

| years4 = 2010–2012{{cite web |title=Player Profile - Lloyd Ellams (26th Jul 2010 - 1st Jun 2012) |url=https://stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/play.php?code=ELLAL |publisher=Stalybridge Celtic |access-date=4 March 2025}}

| years5 = 2012–2013

| years6 = 2012

| years7 = 2014{{cite web |url=https://www.the-citizens-choice.co.uk/xrhyl.html |publisher=The Citizens Choice |access-date=4 March 2025|title=Rhyl FC player profiles}}

| years8 = 2014–2015{{cite web |title=Lloyd Ellams |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/marine/news/lloyd-ellams-1506229.html |publisher=Marine FC |access-date=4 March 2025 |date=7 October 2015}}

| years9 = 2015

| years10 = 2015–?

| years11 =

| years12 = 2017–?

| years13 = 2020–2022

| years14 = 2022–?

| years15 = 2023–

| clubs1 = Chester CityAll Chester City players' statistics for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations

| clubs2 = → Droylsden (loan)

| clubs3 = Marine

| clubs4 = Stalybridge Celtic

| clubs5 = Vauxhall Motors

| clubs6 = Conwy Borough

| clubs7 = Rhyl

| clubs8 = Marine

| clubs9 = Colwyn Bay

| clubs10 = Marine

| clubs11 = Blacon Youth{{cite news |last1=Wheelock |first1=Paul |title=Ellams keeps Blacon's title hopes alive as Chester Nomads return to winning ways |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ellams-keeps-blacons-title-hopes-12808284 |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=Cheshire Live |date=29 March 2017}}

| clubs12 = Droyslden

| clubs13 = Penycae

| clubs14 = Skelmerdale United

| clubs15 = Flint Mountain

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 1

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 44

| goals4 = 7

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 9

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 12:33, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

}}

Lloyd Ashley Ellams (born 11 January 1991)Chester City v Dagenham & Redbridge matchday programme 2007-08-25, p 8 is an English footballer who plays as a striker.

Career

=Early career=

Born in Chester, Cheshire, Ellams was member of Chester City's youth system. He gained experience with a loan spell at Conference North team Droylsden early in the 2008–09 season.{{Cite news

| title= Ellams loaned out for experience

| url= http://www.chester.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=124335

| publisher= Vital Chester City

| date= 11 September 2008

| accessdate= 7 February 2009

}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} His debut in the Football League followed as a late substitute for Richie Partridge in Chester's 2–0 home loss to Rochdale on 3 February 2009.{{cite news

| first = David

| last = Triggs

| title= Chester City 0 Rochdale 2

| url= http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-city-fc/chester-city-fc-match-reports/2009/02/03/chester-city-0-rochdale-2-59067-22849038/

| newspaper= Chester Chronicle

| date= 3 February 2009

| accessdate= 7 February 2009}} After a further substitute appearance at Shrewsbury Town in February, Ellams was handed his first start in the penultimate match of the season at Aldershot Town. He won Chester an early penalty and then scored his first goal for the club later in the match, making him the last player to score for Chester in the football league; the 2–2 draw effectively relegated City.{{cite news

| first = Paul

| last = Wheelock

| title= Aldershot Town 2 Chester City 2

| url= http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-city-fc/chester-city-fc-match-reports/2009/04/25/aldershot-town-2-chester-city-2-59067-23472819/

| newspaper= Chester Chronicle

| date= 25 April 2009

| accessdate= 25 April 2009}} After the club's demise in 2010, Ellams signed for Northern Premier League side Marine.{{cite web | url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/marine/news/marine-sign-three-ahead-of-transfer-deadline-118550.html | title=Marine Sign Three Ahead of Transfer Deadline | work=pitchero.com | date=28 March 2010 | accessdate=3 July 2011 | author=Cross, Richard}}

=Stalybridge Celtic=

He signed for Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic prior to the 2010–11 season, making his debut for the club on 14 August 2010 in a 2–0 win over Redditch United.{{Cite news

| title= A great start to the new campaign

| url= http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/report.php?fixid=10561

| publisher= Stalybridge Celtic F.C.

| date= 14 August 2010

| accessdate= 14 August 2010}} Ellams scored his first goal for the club on 28 September 2010 in extra time of an FA Cup tie against Alfreton Town.{{Cite news

| title= Lloyd Ellams heads Celtic into the next round

| url= http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/report.php?fixid=11017

| publisher= Stalybridge Celtic F.C.

| date= 28 September 2010

| accessdate= 14 September 2010}} He scored his first league goal for the club on 6 November 2010 in a 5–0 win over Workington in which his strike partner, Phil Marsh, scored the other four goals.{{Cite news

| title= Four Goal Marsh sinks Workington

| url= http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/report.php?fixid=10707

| publisher= Stalybridge Celtic F.C.

| date= 6 November 2010

| accessdate= 6 November 2010}} He agreed a new contract at the club in June 2010 which would keep him at the Tameside club until the end of the 2011–12 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/newsdisplay.php?item=1215 | title=Celtic Retained List | publisher=Stalybridge Celtic F.C. | date=6 June 2011 | accessdate=3 July 2011 | author=Benson, Iain}}

Honours

Ardal NW – Champions: 2023–24 (Flint Mountain)
NEWFA Challenge Cup – Winner: 2023–24 (Flint Mountain){{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Dave |title=NEWFA Challenge Cup Final: Two-goal hero Lloyd Ellams guides Mountain to an amazing triumph |url=https://nwsport.co.uk/2024/05/10/newfa-challenge-cup-final-two-goal-hero-lloyd-ellams-guides-mountain-to-an-amazing-triumph/ |publisher=Grassroots North Wales |access-date=4 March 2025}}
Cheshire Amateur Cup – Winner: 2018–19 (Blacon Youth){{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Dave |title=Football round-up: Blacon Youth make history with Cheshire Amateur Cup win |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/football-round-up-blacon-youth-16095753 |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=Cheshire Live}}