Anthony Elding

Anthony Elding

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Lee Elding
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Leeds United
Number	-

Anthony Lee Elding (born April 16 1982 in Boston, England) is an English footballer currently playing for Leeds United.

Early Career

Elding played previously as a striker for Boston United in Lincolnshire. He joined Boston in 2006 for his second spell at the club signing from Kettering Town. He also had a successful spell at Stevenage Borough. He started his career at Boston scoring 32 seconds into his full debut before signing for Stevenage in 2002.

Stockport County

Elding signed for an undisclosed five figure sum for fellow League Two team Stockport County at the start of 2007.

Elding made his debut in County's 2-0 win over his former-team Boston United at Edgeley Park, he then went on to play in all of County's 9 Match Winning Streak, Without conceding a goal, which put County well and truly in the record books. By the end of the season he had scored 11 League Goals in 20 League Games, which put him top of the County goalscoring charts.

At the start of the 2007-08 season County were inconsistant and it took until the third game for Elding to open his account, but 6 more were to follow in league and cup, however on October 16th, 2007, Elding was suspended by County, for a potential breach of contract, and potential breach of Football League rule 66.4. However, the suspension was lifted on the 19th October, with Elding stating "I know why the club took the action they did, and I'm now looking forward to proving to everyone that I'm committed to County".

Elding scored a few more before a lean spell left him on the sidelines and with many questioning his commitment and urge to win for County, managed to hit back with 5 goals in 5 league games between the end of december and the end of january, which put him fifth in the League Two Goalscoring Charts and stirred up transfer rumours, two bids were rejected by County from Hartlepool United before a bid from Leeds United proved too much for County.

During his 13-month period at County he scored 26 goals in 52 games in all competitions, exactly a goal every two games.

Leeds United

On January 31, 2008, Leeds United had an offer accepted by Stockport County for an undisclosed amount for Anthony with a view to a permanent transfer. Elding travelled to the club's Thorp Arch training ground and completed the deal the same day. The Yorkshire side are believed to have snatched the striker from the clutches of Hartlepool United, who had two bids for Elding rejected the previous week. The deal was confirmed just before the transfer deadline.

External links

• Anthony Elding at Soccerbase
• Profile at stockportcounty.co.uk

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