Elliot Osborne

Elliot Osborne
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stockport County
(on loan from Southport)
Youth career
2005–2014 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Newcastle Town 27 (7)
2015–2016 Nantwich Town 55 (13)
2016–2018 Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2016 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Stockport County (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2018 → Morecambe (loan) 11 (0)
2018– Southport 24 (4)
2018– → Stockport County (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Elliot Osborne (born 16 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North side Stockport County, on loan from Southport.

Released by Port Vale at an early age, he came through non-league teams Newcastle Town and Nantwich Town to turn professional at Fleetwood Town in June 2016. From Fleetwood he was loaned out to Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County, and Morecambe, before being sold to Southport in February 2018. He joined Stockport County on loan in September 2018.

Club career

Early career

After a nine-year spell with Port Vale, Osborne was released by the club and joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Newcastle Town in July 2014.[1] After netting seven times in twenty-seven appearances for Newcastle Town, Osborne joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Nantwich Town in February 2015.[2] Osborne went onto impress in Nantwich's 2015–16 campaign, scoring 13 league goals and nine goals in cup competitions.[3]

Fleetwood Town

With this impressive form, Osborne earned himself a move to League One side Fleetwood Town in June 2016.[4] On 30 September 2016, Osborne joined National League side Tranmere Rovers on a 28-day loan deal.[5] A day later, Osborne made his Tranmere debut, replacing James Norwood in the 66th minute during in a 0–0 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge.[6] On 4 October, Osborne made his first Tranmere start in their 1–0 home defeat against Gateshead, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[7] Preceding his return from Tranmere Rovers, Osborne made his Fleetwood Town debut in a EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United, in which Fleetwood suffered a 4–2 defeat.[8]

On 19 January 2017, Osborne joined National League North side Stockport County on a two-month loan deal.[9] Two days later, Osborne made his Stockport debut in their 3–3 draw with Darlington 1883, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[10] On 18 February, Osborne scored his first goal for Stockport in a 2–1 victory over FC United of Manchester at Edgeley Park; this proved to be his last appearance for the side before he returned to Fleetwood.[11] On 9 August 2017, he joined League Two side Morecambe on a half-season loan.[12] He scored one goal in 13 appearances for Jim Bentley's "Shrimps".

Southport

On 12 January 2018, Osborne and Fleetwood teammate Dion Charles were sold to National League North side Southport for an undisclosed fee.[13] Manager Kevin Davies stated that he had been impressed by Osbourne's form at Morecambe, and went on to say that "he has a fantastic passing range, high energy and an eye for goal, as well as those battling qualities that we need in our team right now".[14] He scored three goals in 16 appearances for the "Sandgrounders" in the second half of the 2017–18 season.

On 21 September 2018, Osborne returned to Stockport County on loan until 5 January 2019.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2018.
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2016–17[16] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[17] League One 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2016–17[16] National League 3000—0030
Stockport County (loan) 2016–17[18] National League North 61———61
Morecambe (loan) 2017–18[17] League Two 11000002[lower-alpha 1]1131
Southport 2017–18[18] National League North 163000000163
2018–19[18] National League North 8100000081
Total 244000000244
Stockport County (loan) 2018–19[18] National League North 0000000000
Career total[lower-alpha 2] 506000031537
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Statistics for Newcastle Town and Nantwich Town not recorded.

References

  1. ↑ "Elliot Osborne". Nantwich Town Official Site. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nantwich sign Elliot Osborne". Nantwich Town Official Site. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "2015/16 Player Stats - Nantwich Town FC". Nantwich Town FC. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nantwich midfielder Osborne joins Cod Army". Fleetwood Town Official Site. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Osborne Joins On Loan From Fleetwood". Tranmere Rovers Official Site. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge vs. Tranmere Rovers". Soccerway. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers vs. Gateshead". Soccerway. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Carlisle United vs. Fleetwood Town". Soccerway. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Elliott Osborne joins Stockport County on short-term loan". Fleetwood Town Official Site. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Stockport County vs. Darlington 1883". Soccerway. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Stockport County vs. United of Manchester". Soccerway. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Elliot Osborne: Morecambe sign midfielder from Fleetwood on loan". BBC Sport. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Dion Charles and Elliot Osborne leave club permanently". fleetwoodtownfc.com. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "TRANSFERS | Elliot Osborne Completes Transfer Treble | Southport FC". Southport FC. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "LOAN | Elliot Osborne | Southport Football Club". Southport Football Club. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Elliot Osborne in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Elliot Osborne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 4 Elliot Osborne at Soccerway
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