Elliott Durrell

Elliott James Durrell (born 31 July 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Wrexham as a midfielder. He previously played non-league football for A.F.C. Telford United, Rushall Olympic, Hednesford Town, Evesham United, Wrexham, Tamworth, Chester, Macclesfield Town, York City and Altrincham.

Elliott Durrell
Personal information
Full name Elliott James Durrell[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989[2]
Place of birth Shrewsbury,[2] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wrexham
Youth career
Hednesford Town
200?–2007 A.F.C. Telford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 A.F.C. Telford United
2008 → Rushall Olympic (loan)
2008–2014 Hednesford Town
2011 → Evesham United (loan)
2014–2015 Wrexham 30 (4)
2015–2016 Tamworth 39 (13)
2016–2017 Chester 46 (8)
2017–2019 Macclesfield Town 52 (12)
2019–2020 York City 10 (1)
2020 Altrincham 7 (6)
2020– Wrexham 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:20, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Durrell was born in Shrewsbury in 1989.[2] He began his football career as a youngster with Hednesford Town, then moved on to A.F.C. Telford United,[3] for whom he made his senior debut in October 2007.[4] After a spell on loan at Rushall Olympic in early 2008, he returned to Hednesford later that year. His time with the club was disrupted by injury, but once returned to fitness, a process that included a month's loan at Evesham United in 2011,[5] his form improved to the extent that he was named Northern Premier League Premier Division Player of the Year for 2012–13.[3][6] Durrell became a full-time professional with Conference National club Wrexham in January 2014.[7][8]

Tamworth

Again, injury disrupted Durrell's time at Wrexham, and he was released at the end of the 2014–15 season. He then teamed up with Andy Morrell, his former manager at Wrexham, and joined National League North side Tamworth.[9]

Chester

After one season, he moved on to Chester,[10] where he was ever-present in the 2016–17 National League season before being released.[11] In 2017 he also spent time with the V9 Academy.[12]

Macclesfield Town

On 14 July 2017, Durrell signed for National League side Macclesfield Town on a two-year contract.[11] He made 35 appearances as the team returned to the Football League as 2017–18 National League champions.[2] He played in the FA Cup and EFL Trophy in November 2018, and finally, at the age of 29, made his first appearance in the Football League when he started in Macclesfield's League Two visit to Milton Keynes Dons on 17 November. He played 70 minutes before being replaced by Koby Arthur as his team lost 2–0.[2] His contract ended at the end of the 2018–19 season.[13] He was one of a number of Macclesfield player who petitioned for the club's winding-up due to unpaid wages.[14]

Return to non-league

He signed for York City in September 2019.[15] He left the club in January 2020, signing for Altrincham in February 2020.[16]

After helping Altrincham gain promotion from the National League North to the National league, Durell re-joined Wrexham for a second spell for the 2020–21 season on a one-year deal[17]

Honours

Macclesfield Town

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "E. Durrell". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. "Elliott Durrell". pitmenweb.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. Garrison, James (4 October 2007). "Durrell to take new role in stride". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. "Third time lucky for United". Evesham Journal. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. Watters, David (2013). "Premier Division Player of the Year: Evo-Stik NPL 2013 Players of the Year Awards". The Evo-Stik League. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. "Wrexham sign prolific scorer Elliott Durrell from Hednesford Town". BBC Sport. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  8. Hammonds, Stuart (6 February 2014). "Elliott Durrell gets his full-time chance with Wrexham". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. Coney, Steven (23 June 2015). "Tamworth swoop for midfielder Elliott Durrell". TheNonLeagueFootballPaper.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  10. Wall, Dennis (21 September 2016). "Chester FC midfielder Elliott Durrell 'not bitter' about Reds exit". The Leader. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  11. "Elliott Durrell: Macclesfield Town sign former Chester midfielder". BBC News. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  12. Matt Badcock (11 May 2017). "The V9 Academy unveil their chosen list of graduates". Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  13. "Silkmen Announce Retained List". www.mtfc.co.uk.
  14. Scapens, Alex (21 August 2019). "A winding up order for Macclesfield Town has been set for September". chesterchronicle.
  15. "Midfielder Elliott Durrell signs for York City". York Press.
  16. Powell, Dave (11 February 2020). "The band of former Chester players grows larger at Altrincham". chesterchronicle.
  17. "TRANSFER NEWS | Elliott Durrell returns to the Racecourse". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  18. Brewin, John (21 April 2018). "Wigan and Luton promoted as Macclesfield return to Football League". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  19. "Vanarama National League Team Of The Season". National League. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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