Neil Ellis
Encyclopedia
Neil Ellis is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League
for Maidstone United
and Chester City
.
Ellis left Bangor City
for Chester in the summer of 1990, while the club was exiled at Macclesfield. A year later he joined Maidstone, having the misfortunate to still be there when the club folded in the summer of 1992. This led Neil to move to the Sing Tao Club in Hong Kong. Following a couple of years in the colony, which included a spell in the newly formed Chinese professional league with Guangdong. Neil also played professionally in Belgium and Malaysia before moving to Ohio in the US where he became a player/coach. He later played for several non-league clubs, including Kettering Town
and Northwich Victoria
.
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Maidstone United
Maidstone United F.C. (1897)
The original Maidstone United was an English football club that existed from 1897 to 1992. The club played in the Football League Fourth Division from 1989 until their demise in 1992. During their time in the Football League Maidstone played their games at Dartford's Watling Street Ground...
and Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
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Ellis left Bangor City
Bangor City F.C.
Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....
for Chester in the summer of 1990, while the club was exiled at Macclesfield. A year later he joined Maidstone, having the misfortunate to still be there when the club folded in the summer of 1992. This led Neil to move to the Sing Tao Club in Hong Kong. Following a couple of years in the colony, which included a spell in the newly formed Chinese professional league with Guangdong. Neil also played professionally in Belgium and Malaysia before moving to Ohio in the US where he became a player/coach. He later played for several non-league clubs, including Kettering Town
Kettering Town F.C.
Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08...
and Northwich Victoria
Northwich Victoria F.C.
Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...
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