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{{Short description|English footballer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Scunthorpe]], England
| birth_place = [[Scunthorpe]], England
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
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| youthyears1 = 199x–1993 | youthclubs1 = [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]
| youthyears1 = 199x–1993 | youthclubs1 = [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]
| years1 = 1993–1994 | clubs1 = [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years1 = 1993–1994 | clubs1 = [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
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| years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = → [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] (loan) | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0
| years6 = 2006 | clubs6 = → [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] (loan) | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = [[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton Town]] | caps7 = | goals7 =
| years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = [[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton Town]] | caps7 = | goals7 =
| years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = → [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] (loan) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 0
| years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = → [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] (loan) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs9 = [[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]] | caps9 = | goals9 =
| years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs9 = [[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]] | caps9 = | goals9 =
| years10 = 2010–2011 | clubs10 = [[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]] | caps10 = | goals10 =
| years10 = 2010–2011 | clubs10 = [[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]] | caps10 = | goals10 =
| years11 = 2020–2021 | clubs11 = [[Bottesford Town F.C.|Bottesford Town]] | caps11 = 3 | goals11 = 0
| club-update = 18:41, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
| club-update = 18:41, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
}}
}}
'''Paul Ellender''' (born 21 October 1974) is an English [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. He played in [[the Football League]] for [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] and [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]].<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player4/paulellender.htm |title=Paul Ellender |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref><ref name=SB>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=13078 |title=Paul Ellender |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref>


'''Paul Ellender''' (born 21 October 1974) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] and former assistant manager of [[Bottesford Town F.C.|Bottesford Town]].
==Career==
Born in [[Scunthorpe]], Ellender joined [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] as a [[Youth Training Scheme|YTS trainee]], and went on to sign professional forms, but was released at the end of the 1993–94 season without having made a first-team appearance. He joined [[Northern Premier League]] club [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]],<ref name=alty/> where he became [[captain (association football)|captain]], and led the club out in their [[1997–98 FA Cup]] first-round tie against [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]]. After a 1–1 draw at Lincoln's ground, [[Sincil Bank]], Gainsborough went out 3–2 in the replay, also played at Lincoln.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-gainsborough-out-of-the-picture-1296400.html |title=Gainsborough out of the picture |first=Phil |last=Shaw |newspaper=The Independent |date=26 November 1997 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref>


As a player he was a [[defender (association football)|defender]] initially playing from 1993 to 2011, he played in [[the Football League]] for [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] and [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]],<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player4/paulellender.html |title=Paul Ellender |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref><ref name=SB>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=13078 |title=Paul Ellender |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=9 January 2010}}</ref> and having started his career at [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] he also went on to play at Non-league level for [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]], [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]], [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]], [[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton Town]], [[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]] and [[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]].
Together with centre-back partner Chris Timons, Ellender joined [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] in 1998,<ref name=alty>{{cite web |url=http://www.altyfc.u-net.com/may.htm |title=Taylor Gains Boro' pair |first=Mike |last=Crockett |publisher=Altrincham F.C |date=May 1998 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> and helped the club win the Northern Premier League title and gain [[promotion and relegation|promotion]] to the [[Conference National|Conference]]. He was sold to fellow Conference club [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] in November 1999. In 2001 Ellender signed for [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] for £80,000, which was the club's record transfer fee. He went on to captain Boston to the Conference title and promotion to [[the Football League]] in 2001–02,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/boston-united-news/Ellie-fighting-illness.1408575.jp |title=Ellie fighting illness |newspaper=Boston Standard |date=29 March 2006 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> and remained with the club until 2008. He was loaned to [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in February 2006 for the remainder of the season,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/4746594.stm |title=Chester sign Pilgrims man on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2006 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> but was recalled a month later because of injuries among Boston defenders.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/4850188.stm |title=Pilgrims recall defender Ellender |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 March 2006 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref>


==Playing career==
After seven years with Boston, during which time he played 275 games in all competitions, and, according to the club's website, "endeared himself to the club’s supporters with a never-say-die attitude", he moved on to [[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton Town]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/1829270/End-of-an-era-for-skipper-Ellender |title=End of an era for skipper Ellender |publisher=Boston United F.C |date=31 May 2008 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/1837266/Ellender-bids-fond-farewell |title=Ellender bids fond farewell |publisher=Boston United F.C |date=4 June 2008 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> but re-signed for Boston United on loan in March 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/2504214/United-complete-Ellender-return |title=United complete Ellender return |publisher=Boston United F.C |date=6 March 2009 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> At the end of the season, neither Boston nor Alfreton offered him a contract,{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} and he joined [[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]] for the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/news/United-sign-Ellender-Thompson/article-1132230-detail/article.html |title=United sign Ellender and Thompson |newspaper=Retford Times |date=3 July 2009 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> He joined [[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]] during the summer of 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/sport/football/Pressure-Ferriby-s-Allison/article-2523778-detail/article.html |title=Pressure is on for Ferriby's Allison |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=13 August 2010 |accessdate=13 August 2010}}</ref>
Born in [[Scunthorpe]], Ellender joined [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] as a [[Youth Training Scheme|YTS trainee]], and went on to sign professional forms, but was released at the end of the 1993–94 season without having made a first-team appearance. He joined [[Northern Premier League]] club [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]],<ref name=alty/> where he became [[captain (association football)|captain]], and led the club out in their [[1997–98 FA Cup]] first-round tie against [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]]. After a 1–1 draw at Lincoln's ground, [[Sincil Bank]], Gainsborough went out 3–2 in the replay, also played at Lincoln.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-gainsborough-out-of-the-picture-1296400.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-gainsborough-out-of-the-picture-1296400.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Gainsborough out of the picture |first=Phil |last=Shaw |newspaper=The Independent |date=26 November 1997 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref>

Together with centre-back partner Chris Timons, Ellender joined [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] in 1998,<ref name=alty>{{cite web |url=http://www.altyfc.u-net.com/may.htm |title=Taylor Gains Boro' pair |first=Mike |last=Crockett |publisher=Altrincham F.C |date=May 1998 |accessdate=9 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211070243/http://www.altyfc.u-net.com/may.htm |archivedate=11 December 2008 }}</ref> and helped the club win the Northern Premier League title and gain [[promotion and relegation|promotion]] to the [[National League (division)|Conference]]. He was sold to fellow Conference club [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] in November 1999. In 2001 Ellender signed for [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] for £80,000, which was the club's record transfer fee. He went on to captain Boston to the Conference title and promotion to [[the Football League]] in 2001–02,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/boston-united-news/Ellie-fighting-illness.1408575.jp |title=Ellie fighting illness |newspaper=Boston Standard |date=29 March 2006 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> and remained with the club until 2008. He was loaned to [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in February 2006 for the remainder of the season,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/4746594.stm |title=Chester sign Pilgrims man on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2006 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> but was recalled a month later because of injuries among Boston defenders.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/4850188.stm |title=Pilgrims recall defender Ellender |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 March 2006 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref>

After seven years with Boston, during which time he played 275 games in all competitions, and, according to the club's website, "endeared himself to the club's supporters with a never-say-die attitude", he moved on to [[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton Town]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/1829270/End-of-an-era-for-skipper-Ellender |title=End of an era for skipper Ellender |publisher=Boston United F.C |date=31 May 2008 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/1837266/Ellender-bids-fond-farewell |title=Ellender bids fond farewell |publisher=Boston United F.C |date=4 June 2008 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> but re-signed for Boston United on loan in March 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.co.uk/article/2504214/United-complete-Ellender-return |title=United complete Ellender return |publisher=Boston United F.C |date=6 March 2009 |accessdate=9 January 2010}}</ref> At the end of the season, neither Boston nor Alfreton offered him a contract,{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} and he joined [[Retford United F.C.|Retford United]] for the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/news/United-sign-Ellender-Thompson/article-1132230-detail/article.html |title=United sign Ellender and Thompson |newspaper=Retford Times |date=3 July 2009 |accessdate=9 January 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He joined [[North Ferriby United A.F.C.|North Ferriby United]] during the summer of 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/sport/football/Pressure-Ferriby-s-Allison/article-2523778-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915091448/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/sport/football/Pressure-Ferriby-s-Allison/article-2523778-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2012 |title=Pressure is on for Ferriby's Allison |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=13 August 2010 |accessdate=13 August 2010 }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Having coached a number of youth teams at [[Bottesford Town F.C.|Bottesford Town]], On 19 May 2020 Ellender was appointed as a player/coach of first team under Jimmy McNeil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/sport/football/former-boro-ace-ellender-earns-coaching-role-bottesford-town-2857953|title=Former Boro ace Ellender earns coaching role at Bottesford Town|date=19 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=McNeil and Ellender take charge of Poachers | website=ncefl.org.uk | date=6 May 2020 | url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/news/ncelpremierdivision/2019/5196-mcneilandellendertakechargeofpoachers/ | access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 20 May 2021, Boston United named the restaurant at their new stadium after Ellender.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonunited.co.uk/news/video--paul-ellender-2617984.html |title = Video – Paul Ellender}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{soccerbase|id=13078|name=Paul Ellender}}
{{Boston United F.C. Player of the Year}}

{{Scarborough F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{Scarborough F.C. Player of the Year}}


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Latest revision as of 04:59, 14 April 2024

Paul Ellender
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-10-21) 21 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Scunthorpe, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
199x–1993 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Scunthorpe United 0 (0)
1994–1998 Gainsborough Trinity
1998–1999 Altrincham
1999–2001 Scarborough 59 (6)
2001–2008 Boston United 228 (12)
2006Chester City (loan) 5 (0)
2008–2009 Alfreton Town
2009Boston United (loan) 12 (1)
2009–2010 Retford United
2010–2011 North Ferriby United
2020–2021 Bottesford Town 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Paul Ellender (born 21 October 1974) is an English former professional footballer and former assistant manager of Bottesford Town.

As a player he was a defender initially playing from 1993 to 2011, he played in the Football League for Boston United and Chester City,[1][2] and having started his career at Scunthorpe United he also went on to play at Non-league level for Gainsborough Trinity, Altrincham, Scarborough, Alfreton Town, Retford United and North Ferriby United.

Playing career

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Born in Scunthorpe, Ellender joined Scunthorpe United as a YTS trainee, and went on to sign professional forms, but was released at the end of the 1993–94 season without having made a first-team appearance. He joined Northern Premier League club Gainsborough Trinity,[3] where he became captain, and led the club out in their 1997–98 FA Cup first-round tie against Lincoln City. After a 1–1 draw at Lincoln's ground, Sincil Bank, Gainsborough went out 3–2 in the replay, also played at Lincoln.[4]

Together with centre-back partner Chris Timons, Ellender joined Altrincham in 1998,[3] and helped the club win the Northern Premier League title and gain promotion to the Conference. He was sold to fellow Conference club Scarborough in November 1999. In 2001 Ellender signed for Boston United for £80,000, which was the club's record transfer fee. He went on to captain Boston to the Conference title and promotion to the Football League in 2001–02,[5] and remained with the club until 2008. He was loaned to Chester City in February 2006 for the remainder of the season,[6] but was recalled a month later because of injuries among Boston defenders.[7]

After seven years with Boston, during which time he played 275 games in all competitions, and, according to the club's website, "endeared himself to the club's supporters with a never-say-die attitude", he moved on to Alfreton Town,[8][9] but re-signed for Boston United on loan in March 2009.[10] At the end of the season, neither Boston nor Alfreton offered him a contract,[citation needed] and he joined Retford United for the 2009–10 season.[11] He joined North Ferriby United during the summer of 2010.[12]

Coaching career

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Having coached a number of youth teams at Bottesford Town, On 19 May 2020 Ellender was appointed as a player/coach of first team under Jimmy McNeil.[13][14]

Personal life

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On 20 May 2021, Boston United named the restaurant at their new stadium after Ellender.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Ellender". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Paul Ellender". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b Crockett, Mike (May 1998). "Taylor Gains Boro' pair". Altrincham F.C. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  4. ^ Shaw, Phil (26 November 1997). "Gainsborough out of the picture". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Ellie fighting illness". Boston Standard. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Chester sign Pilgrims man on loan". BBC Sport. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Pilgrims recall defender Ellender". BBC Sport. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  8. ^ "End of an era for skipper Ellender". Boston United F.C. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Ellender bids fond farewell". Boston United F.C. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  10. ^ "United complete Ellender return". Boston United F.C. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  11. ^ "United sign Ellender and Thompson". Retford Times. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Pressure is on for Ferriby's Allison". Hull Daily Mail. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  13. ^ "Former Boro ace Ellender earns coaching role at Bottesford Town". 19 May 2020.
  14. ^ "McNeil and Ellender take charge of Poachers". ncefl.org.uk. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Video – Paul Ellender".
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