Rob Elvins
![]() Elvins playing for York City in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Mark Elvins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Alvechurch, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2005 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → York City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Aldershot Town | 52 | (8) |
| 2009 | → Woking (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | Worcester City | 177 | (16) |
| 2013–2015 | Solihull Moors | 72 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Worcester City | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | Halesowen Town | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:07, 26 September 2015 (UTC) | |||
Robert Mark Elvins (born 17 September 1986) is a professional footballer who played most recently for Leamington as a midfielder.[2]
Career
West Bromwich Albion
Elvins was born in Alvechurch, Worcestershire and progressed through the youth system at West Bromwich Albion. He played a number of times for the reserve team and won the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2004–05 season.[3] He failed to make a single appearance for the first team, however; he was an unused substitute in a third round FA Cup replay at Reading in January 2006.[4] Elvins was loaned out to League One team Cheltenham Town for a month on 8 September 2006.[5] On 31 January 2007, Elvins joined Conference National team York City on a month's loan.[6] His loan at York was extended for a second month on 6 March 2007.[7]
Aldershot Town
Elvins was signed by Aldershot Town on 27 June 2007 after being released by West Brom at the end of the 2006–07 season.[4][8] He made his debut in a 2–1 victory over Kidderminster Harriers and played in 40 games and scored seven goals for the side as they won the Conference Premier in the 2007–08 season.[9][10] He was loaned out to Woking for the remainder of the 2008–09 season on 10 February 2009.[11] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Kettering Town on 14 February.[12] He scored the equalising goal for Woking in a 1–1 draw against Wrexham on 14 March.[13] He returned to Aldershot from his loan spell early on 7 April.[14] Aldershot manager Gary Waddock confirmed Elvins would be released by Aldershot at the end of the season.[15]
Worcester City
Following his release by Aldershot, Elvins had trials with Rushden & Diamonds and Kidderminster Harriers,[16][17] and received offers from two other clubs before deciding to sign for Conference South team Worcester City on 24 July.[18]
On 16 May 2013, Elvins and teammate Mathew Birley left Worcester for Conference North club Solihull Moors.[19]
Honours
Aldershot Town
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2005–06[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2006–07[21] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| York City (loan) | 2006–07[21] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Aldershot Town | 2007–08[22] | Conference Premier | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| 2008–09[23] | League Two | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 9 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2008–09[23] | Conference Premier | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Worcester City | 2009–10[24] | Conference South | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 3 | 42 | 11 | |
| 2010–11[25] | Conference North | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12[25] | Conference North | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13[25] | Conference North | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 132 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 146 | 19 | ||
| Solihull Moors | 2013–14[25] | Conference North | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2014–15[25] | Conference North | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 72 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 3 | ||
| Worcester City | 2014–15[25] | Conference North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[25] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Leamington | 2015–16[24] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[24] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 300 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 324 | 32 | ||
- ^ 2 appearances in Conference League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ 5 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Worcestershire Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Mainstream. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
- ^ "Saturday's Transfer List". Evo-Stik League. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Wallwork wins Player-of-the-Year award". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 18 May 2005. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Elvins joins Aldershot". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
- ^ "Elvins seals Cheltenham loan move". BBC Sport. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
- ^ "York bag Baggies striker Elvins". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2007.
- ^ "York extend West Brom man's loan". BBC Sport. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
- ^ "Shots capture Chalmers and Elvins". BBC Sport. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.
- ^ "Kidderminster 1–2 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Aldershot 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Woking sign Shots striker Elvins". BBC Sport. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Woking 0–1 Kettering". BBC Sport. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ^ "Woking 1–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ^ Dyke, Chris (7 April 2009). "Football: Cards recall Williams from loan spell". Surrey Advertiser. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ^ "Aldershot manager to release trio". BBC Sport. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- ^ "Edinburgh satisfied with opener". BBC Sport. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "Experimental Harriers shine against Bulls". The Shuttle. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Carley, Steve (24 July 2009). "City sign striker Elvins". Worcester News. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Guest, Tom (16 May 2013). "Elvins and Birley quit City to join Solihull". Worcester News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Rob Elvins in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Rob Elvins in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Rob Elvins in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Rob Elvins in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rob Elvins Profile – Aylesbury United FC". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rob Elvins at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
- Rob Elvins at Soccerbase
