Elliott Whitehouse

Elliott Mark Whitehouse (born 27 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield.

Elliott Whitehouse

Whitehouse playing for York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Elliott Mark Whitehouse[1]
Date of birth	(1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth	Worksop, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team	Macclesfield
Youth career
0000–2013	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Sheffield United	3	(0)
2013–2014	→ York City (loan)	15	(0)
2014	→ Alfreton Town (loan)	4	(0)
2014–2015	Notts County	7	(1)
2015	→ Nuneaton Town (loan)	5	(0)
2015	FC Halifax Town	4	(0)
2015–2016	Nuneaton Town	39	(19)
2016–2018	Lincoln City	60	(6)
2018–2020	Grimsby Town	33	(3)
2020–2022	Forest Green Rovers	27	(2)
2022–2023	Scunthorpe United	19	(1)
2022–2023	→ Spennymoor Town (loan)	3	(0)
2023	→ Chester (loan)	7	(3)
2023–2024	Chester	40	(9)
2024–	Macclesfield	0	(0)
International career
2016	England C	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Whitehouse is a product of Sheffield United's academy and had loan spells with York City and Alfreton Town before being released in 2014. He joined Notts County and after a loan spell with Nuneaton Town was released in 2015. He had a short spell with FC Halifax Town before joining Nuneaton Town permanently. In 2016, Whitehouse joined Lincoln City, helping them to promotion to League Two and scoring the only goal in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final. He moved on to Grimsby Town and Forest Green Rovers, spending two season with each club.

Early life

Whitehouse was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.^[5]

Club career

Sheffield United

Whitehouse playing for York City in 2013

Whitehouse captained the Sheffield United youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in the 2010–11 season, only to lose to Manchester United.^[6][7] Top scorer for United's youth and reserve teams in 2011–12, with a total of 17 goals,^[6] Whitehouse made his first-team debut on 1 January 2013 in a 2–2 away draw against Doncaster Rovers.^[8] Having made five appearances during 2012–13,^[8] Whitehouse signed a new contract with United in June 2013.^[9]

On 12 September 2013, Whitehouse joined League Two club York City on an initial one-month youth loan.^[10] He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 home defeat to Mansfield Town.^[11] On 11 October 2013, his loan was extended until 5 January 2014, having made five appearances for York.^[10][12][13] York opted against extending his loan when it expired,^[13] and he finished his spell at the club with 18 appearances.^[11] On 22 March 2014, Whitehouse joined Conference Premier club Alfreton Town on loan until the end of 2013–14,^[14] his debut coming two days later as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to FC Halifax Town.^[15] Whitehouse made four appearances for Alfreton before returning to Sheffield United at the end of the season,^[15] only to be released when his contract expired.^[16]

Notts County

On 6 August 2014, Whitehouse signed for League One club Notts County on a one-year contract, after impressing on trial by scoring three goals in pre-season.^[17] He joined Conference Premier club Nuneaton Town on 31 January 2015 on a one-month loan^[18] and debuted the following day in a 1–0 defeat away to Forest Green Rovers.^[15] He made five appearances for Nuneaton, and after returning to County scored his first goal for the club on 21 March 2015 in a 4–1 away defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.^[19] Having made eight appearances and scored one goal for County in 2014–15,^[19] he was released by the club in May 2015.^[20]

FC Halifax Town and Nuneaton Town

Whitehouse signed for National League club FC Halifax Town on 28 May 2015.^[21] He made his debut in a 3–1 away defeat to Boreham Wood on 8 August 2015.^[15] He had made four appearances for Halifax^[15] when he signed for National League North club Nuneaton Town for an undisclosed fee on 4 September 2015.^[22]

Lincoln City

Whitehouse signed for National League club Lincoln City on 20 October 2016 for an undisclosed fee.^[23] He finished 2016–17 with 34 appearances and 6 goals^[15] as Lincoln were promoted to League Two as National League champions.^[24] Whitehouse scored the only goal as Lincoln beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 at Wembley Stadium on 8 April in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final, with a close-range shot in the 16th minute.^[25]

Grimsby Town

Whitehouse was offered new contract by Lincoln at the end of the 2017–18 season^[26] but instead signed for their local rivals and fellow League Two club Grimsby Town on 15 June 2018 on a two-year contract.^[27] Whitehouse suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury during pre-season training in July 2018, meaning he would miss the full 2018–19 season.^[28]

Forest Green Rovers

On 10 August 2020, Whitehouse signed for Forest Green Rovers on a two-year deal.^[29] Following Forest Green's promotion to League One as champions during the 2021–22 season, Whitehouse was among seven players released at the end of the season.^[30]

Scunthorpe United

On 2 June 2022, Whitehouse joined newly-relegated National League side Scunthorpe United on trial and played in a 3-2 pre-season defeat against Middlesbrough.^[31] On 7 July he signed a one-year contract.^[32]

On 2 December 2022, Whitehouse joined National League North side Spennymoor Town on a one-month loan.^[33] On 23 March 2023, he joined Chester on loan until the end of the season.^[34] Following Scunthorpe's relegation, Whitehouse was released at the end of the 2022–23 season.^[35]

Chester

Following his successful loan spell, Whitehouse returned to Chester on a permanent one-year deal in June 2023.^[36]

Macclesfield

On 27 May 2024, Whitehouse joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield.^[37]

International career

Whitehouse made his debut for the England national C team on 5 June 2016 in a 4–3 home defeat to Slovakia under-21s in the 2015–17 International Challenge Trophy.^[38] He scored his first goal on 16 November 2016, with a seventh-minute header in a 2–1 away win over Estonia under-23s, a result that meant England reached the International Challenge Trophy final as group runners-up.^[39][40]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield United	2012–13[8]	League One	3	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	5	0
	2013–14[11]	League One	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
York City (loan)	2013–14[11]	League Two	15	0	2	0	0	0	1[b]	0	18	0
Alfreton Town (loan)	2013–14[15]	Conference Premier	4	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
Notts County	2014–15[19]	League One	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	1
Nuneaton Town (loan)	2014–15[15]	Conference Premier	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
FC Halifax Town	2015–16[15]	National League	4	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
Nuneaton Town	2015–16[41]	National League North	30	13	2	1	—		3[c]	0	35	14
	2016–17[42]	National League North	9	6	1	0	—		0	0	10	6
	Total		39	19	3	1	—		3	0	45	20
Lincoln City	2016–17[15]	National League	28	4	—		—		6[d]	2	34	6
	2017–18[43]	League Two	32	2	1	0	0	0	10[e]	2	43	4
	Total		60	6	1	0	0	0	16	4	77	10
Grimsby Town	2018–19[44]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[45]	League Two	33	3	2	0	2	0	1[b]	0	38	3
	Total		33	3	2	0	2	0	1	0	38	3
Forest Green Rovers	2020–21[46]	League Two	27	2	1	0	0	0	2[b]	0	30	2
	2021–22[47]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		27	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	30	2
Scunthorpe United	2022–23[15]	National League	19	1	1	0	—		0	0	20	1
Spennymoor Town (loan)	2022–23[15]	National League North	3	0	—		—		1[b]	0	4	0
Chester (loan)	2022–23[15]	National League North	7	3	—		—		1[f]	0	8	3
Chester	2023–24[15]	National League North	40	9	5	1	—		1[d]	0	46	10
	Total		47	12	5	1	—		2	0	54	13
Career total			266	44	16	2	3	0	27	4	312	50

1. Appearance(s) in League One play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. Eight appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
6. Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs

Honours

Lincoln City

• National League: 2016–17^[48]
• EFL Trophy: 2017–18^[25]

Forest Green Rovers

• League Two: 2021–22

References

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48. Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 640–641. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.

External links

• Profile^[usurped] at the Grimsby Town F.C. website
• Elliott Whitehouse at Soccerbase