Anthony Elding, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetAnthony Elding
English footballer
Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1982
Place of Birth: Boston, England, United Kingdom
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Anthony Elding
- Anthony Lee Elding (born 16 April 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker between 2001 and 2016.
- Elding was a prolific striker at Conference National level with notable spells at Stevenage Borough and Grimsby Town and at League two level with Stockport County.
- He had spells at League One level with Leeds United, Crewe Alexandra, Rochdale and Preston North End.
- Elding currently holds the UEFA A, License Certificate. Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Elding played for the a host of different clubs at youth level before signing for his hometown team Boston United in 2001.
- After two seasons with United that saw loan spells with Bedford Town and Gainsborough Trinity he moved on to Stevenage Borough where he scored 50 league goals in 106 league appearances.
- In 2006, he had a brief spell with Kettering Town before re-signing with Boston.
- He later moved on to Stockport County before joining Leeds United in 2008.
- His stay at Elland Road was brief and he moved on to Crewe Alexandra.
- Whilst with Crewe he was vice captain.
- He spent time on loan at Lincoln City and back with Kettering.
- In the summer of 2010 he joined Hungarian Premier League side Ferencváros before returning to England to sign with Rochdale.
- Whilst with Dale he spent time back on loan with Stockport County before joining Grimsby Town in July 2010.
- Elding played one and a half seasons with The Mariners where he was vice captain but following a loan spell with Preston North End he left by mutual consent in February 2013.
- He spent the next three years in Ireland playing with Sligo Rovers, Cork City, Ballinamallard United and Derry City.. Between 2003 and 2005 Elding was capped 6 times by the England C team, to play, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, where he scored twice, once v Holland and Republic of Ireland.
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