Career
Born in Liverpool, Ellison started his career in non-league football, playing for Southport, Chorley, Conwy United and Altrincham. In February 2001 he joined Leicester City for a £50,000 fee. He later joined Stockport County.
In 2004 he was loaned out to Lincoln City.
In August 2004 he was transferred to Chester City. Ellison signed for in January 2005 for a £100,000 fee.
Despite a solid work rate often struggled for form and was regularly in the shadow of Stuart Elliott, the Tigers most outstanding left winger of recent times. Ellison did however score a stunning individual goal away at Southampton in a 1–1 draw and was part of the 2004-2005 team that gained promotion from the third tier to the Championship.
In June 2006 Hull accepted a £100,000 for the player from Scunthorpe United, though Ellison refused the move.
Instead he joined Tranmere Rovers for an undisclosed fee. In June 2007 he moved on to Chester City for £150,000, signing a three-year contract. His first league game back at Chester was a goalless draw with Chesterfield on 11 August 2007.
In January 2008 Wrexham put in a five-figure offer for the player, though he did not make the move.
In the 2008-2009 Football League Two campaign, Ellison scored a hat-trick for Chester in a 3–1 victory over Grimsby Town on 13 September 2008. He scored 12 other league goals during the season, which somehow ended with the club being relegated from The Football League.
On 11 August 2009 he scored the winning goal as Rotherham surprisingly beat Championship side Derby County 2–1 in the first round of the Football League Cup. In February 2011, Ellison was loaned to Rotherham"s fellow League Two side Bradford City, with Omar Daley moving in the opposite direction.
Ellison returned to Rotherham on 3 May 2011, having not featured for Bradford City for seven weeks due to injury.
Ellison was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2010–2011 season. On 31 May 2011, Ellison signed for Jim Bentley"s Morecambe on a one-year contract. On 1 January 2012, Ellison signed an extension to his Morecambe contract, which would keep him at the Globe Arena for a further 18 months.
He was also given a golden boot award for the 15th round of League Two in late November for his hat-trick in the game at home to Wimbledon.
On 6 April 2013, Ellison scored the winning goal in a 2–1 home victory against his former club, Rotherham. He celebrated by lifting up his shirt and celebrating in front of the Rotherham fans, which subsequently resulted in a one-match ban for Ellison.
Rotherham fans targeted him at the end of the game but he quickly left down the tunnel. He was later pictured on Twitter celebrating and this annoyed the away supporters.
On 21st August 2015, Ellison was given a three match ban for pulling an opposing players hair after the final whistle.
