Career
He played five times for the England national side. Playing career Billy Elliott, a left winger, began his career with Bradford Park Avenue, joining as an amateur in 1939 and turning professional in March 1942. He scored 21 times in 176 league games for Bradford before a £23,000 move to Burnley in August 1951.
The following season he played the games against Northern Ireland, Wales and Belgium.
In June 1953, after fourteen goals in 74 league games for Burnley, Elliott moved to Sunderland in June 1953, costing £26,000. He played 212 games and scored 26 goals, in a six-year spell at the club, leaving in July 1959 to join Wisbech Town.
Coaching and managerial career Elliott was manager of the Libya national side between October 1961 and 1963 when he returned to the United Kingdom and scouted for Sheffield Wednesday. In 1964 he moved to Germany to coach the United States Forces teams, a post he held until July 1966 when he was appointed manager of Belgian side Daring Football Club. On leaving Daring in January 1968 he returned to Sunderland, as coach.
He coached Norwegian side between 1974 and 1978 and in December 1978 returned to Sunderland as manager.
He remained in charge until the end of the season, almost guiding Sunderland to promotion. The board decided that they wanted a younger man in charge, however, and sacked Elliott in favour of coach Ken Knighton. In June 1979 he took over as manager of Darlington, where he remained until June 1983.
He died on 21 January 2008, aged 82.
As a manager.
