Elliot Justham

Elliot Justham (born 18 July 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Dagenham & Redbridge.

Elliot Justham
Personal information
Full name Elliot Justham[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-18) 18 July 1990[2]
Place of birth Dagenham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Dagenham & Redbridge
Number 1
Youth career
AFC Hornchurch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Waltham Forest 11 (0)
2009–2010 Leyton
2010–2011 Redbridge 25 (1)
2011–2012 Brentwood Town
2012–2013 East Thurrock United 30 (0)
2013–2016 Luton Town 30 (0)
2016– Dagenham & Redbridge 144 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:39, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Dagenham, Greater London,[1] Justham played for semi-professional clubs Waltham Forest, Leyton, Redbridge, Brentwood Town and East Thurrock United between 2008 and 2013, alongside working night shifts on the London Underground.[3] His potential was spotted by clubs higher up the footballing pyramid and he went on trial at both Reading and West Ham United.[4]

Luton Town

On 13 May 2013, Justham was signed by Conference Premier club Luton Town on a two-year contract.[4][5] He spent his first season as Luton's goalkeeper in cup competitions, playing twice in the FA Cup, five times in the FA Trophy and three times in the Bedfordshire Senior Cup including a 2–1 defeat to Biggleswade Town in the final,[6] without making a league appearance.[7] An injury to regular goalkeeper Mark Tyler resulted in Justham playing the final 15 matches of 2014–15.[8] He kept five clean sheets and his performances saw reported interest from League One clubs Bradford City and Gillingham.[9] Justham signed a two-year contract extension with Luton on 23 April 2015.[10]

Justham made his first appearance of 2015–16 in the starting lineup away to Accrington Stanley on the opening day of the season, which finished as a 1–1 draw.[11] He made his first league appearance since August after a back injury to Mark Tyler saw him introduced as an eighth-minute substitute at home to Cambridge United on 16 January 2016, which finished as a 0–0 draw in Nathan Jones' first match as manager.[12][13] Justham had a prolonged run in the first-team as a result of Tyler's injury, making six successive appearances,[12] until Tyler returned to the team for a 2–1 win at home to Hartlepool United on 20 February.[14] Following Tyler's departure from Luton, manager Jones opted to sign Jonathan Mitchell on loan until the end of the season, which resulted in Justham remaining second-choice goalkeeper.[15] After Derby recalled Mitchell from his loan, Justham played in the final seven matches and finished the season with 17 appearances.[12] He was released by mutual consent after the end of the season despite having one year remaining on his contract.[16]

Dagenham & Redbridge

Justham signed a two-year contract with newly relegated National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on 31 May 2016.[17] He debuted on the opening day of 2016–17 in a 3–0 win at home to Southport.[18] He signed a new two-year contract with the club in May 2019.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Redbridge 2010–11[20] Isthmian League Division One North 251——2[lower-alpha 1]0271
East Thurrock United 2012–13[21] Isthmian League Premier Division 300———300
Luton Town 2013–14[7] Conference Premier 0020—8[lower-alpha 2]0100
2014–15[8] League Two 15000001[lower-alpha 3]0160
2015–16[12] League Two 150101000170
Total 300301090430
Dagenham & Redbridge 2016–17[22] National League 43000—00430
2017–18[22] National League 0000—0000
2018–19[22] National League 45020—1[lower-alpha 4]0480
2019–20[22] National League 37010—1[lower-alpha 4]0390
2020–21[22] National League 19030—2[lower-alpha 4]0240
Total 144060—401540
Career total 229190101502541
  1. One appearance in Essex Senior Cup, one in London Senior Cup
  2. Five appearances in FA Trophy, three in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
  3. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

References
  1. "Elliot Justham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 470. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  3. Wood, Mark (17 May 2013). "Justham hopes to get his career on track at Luton". Luton Today. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. Coney, Steven (13 May 2013). "Young keeper joins Luton Town from East Thurrock". The Non-League Paper. London. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. "Luton Town sign East Thurrock keeper Elliot Justham". BBC Sport. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. "Football: Luton Town 1 Biggleswade Town 2 – brothers strike as Waders beat young Hatters to win cup". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
  7. "Player profiles: Elliot Justham". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. "Games played by Elliot Justham in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  9. Cunliffe, James (21 April 2015). "Luton Town: Elliot Justham dismisses transfer speculation and says he's staying put at Hatters". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
  10. "Luton Town: Elliot Justham signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  11. "Accrington Stanley 1–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  12. "Games played by Elliot Justham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  13. Simmonds, Mike (16 January 2016). "Jones' first game ends in a stalemate". Luton Today. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. Simmonds, Mike (20 February 2016). "Mackail-Smith's late winner sees Hatters finally triumph at home". Luton Today. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  15. Cunliffe, James (11 April 2016). "Luton Town: Elliot Justham reveals talk with boss over No.1 spot". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
  16. Wright, Matt (17 May 2016). "Luton Town: Elliot Justham and Matt Robinson agree early release from contracts". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017.
  17. "Dagenham & Redbridge have signed Elliot Justham". Sky Sports. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  18. Keating, Ned (6 August 2016). "Dagenham & Redbridge 3 Southport 0: Fejiri Okenabirhie impresses in opening day success for Daggers over Port". Barking & Dagenham Post. Ilford. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  19. Keating, Ned (8 May 2019). "Justham signs new deal with Daggers". Barking & Dagenham Post. Ilford. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  20. "The team: Elliot Justham: 2010/11 season". Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  21. "The team: Elliot Justham: 2012/13 season". East Thurrock United F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  22. "E. Justham: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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