Roy Ellam

{{Short description|English professional footballer}}

{{about|the professional footballer|the professional baseball player|Roy Ellam (baseball)}}

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| name = Roy Ellam

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|1|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hemsworth, England

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| position = Centre half

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| years1 = 1961–1966 | clubs1 = Bradford City | caps1 = 149 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 1966–1972 | clubs2 = Huddersfield Town | caps2 = 206 | goals2 = 8

| years3 = 1972–1974 | clubs3 = Leeds United | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1974–1975 | clubs4 = Huddersfield Town | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1975 | clubs5 = Philadelphia Atoms | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1975–1977 | clubs6 = Mossley | caps6 = 83 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1976 | clubs7 = Washington Diplomats | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 1977–1980 | clubs8 = Gainsborough Trinity | caps8 = | goals8 =

| manageryears1 = 197?–1980

| managerclubs1 = Gainsborough Trinity

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Roy Ellam (born 13 January 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for three West Yorkshire teams, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United, during the 1960s and 1970s.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/royellam.html |title=Roy Ellam |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=27 October 2009}}

Born in Hemsworth, Ellam started his career at Bradford City before joining Huddersfield Town, then Leeds United, before returning to Huddersfield. Leeds won the First Division during his time at the club but he only contributed 4 appearances during the campaign.{{cite web |title=Leeds United: Season 1973 - 1974: Division One|url=https://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/history/59.html|website=leeds-fans.org.uk |accessdate=6 December 2020}} He then played in the North American Soccer League for Philadelphia Atoms and Washington Diplomats before returning to non-league football in England with Mossley, where he scored twice in 83 appearances,{{cite web |url=http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZE.htm |title=Eastwood to Evison |work=Complete A–Z of Players 1919–2008 |publisher=Mossley A.F.C |accessdate=27 October 2009 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020300/http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZE.htm |url-status=dead }} and Gainsborough Trinity, where he was manager.{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6784/is_2005_Oct_4/ai_n28300862/ |title=Town Legends |newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |publisher=FindArticles |format=reprint |date=4 October 2005 |accessdate=27 October 2009}} From 1983 to 1992 Roy ran the Nelson Inn public house in Thornhill Lees near Dewsbury, and worked in his daughter's fitness centre.{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6784/is_2009_June_24/ai_n32072920/ |title=It's a family affair for ex Town hero; Bodybuilding daughter Jeannie helps keep Roy fit! |newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |publisher=FindArticles |format=reprint |date=24 June 2009 |first=Hilarie |last=Stelfox |accessdate=27 October 2009}}