Elliott James Durrell (born 31 July 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Gloucester City. He previously played

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for

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, Rushall Olympic, Hednesford Town,

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, Tamworth,

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

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and

Grantham Town Grantham Town Football Club is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium. History The club was established in 1874 as Grantham Football Club.

Career

Early career

Durrell was born in

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in 1989. He began his football career as a youngster with Hednesford Town, then moved on to

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, for whom he made his senior debut in October 2007. After a spell

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at Rushall Olympic in early 2008, he returned to Hednesford later that year. His time with the club was disrupted by injury, but once returned to fitness, a process that included a month's loan at

in 2011, his form improved to the extent that he was named

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Player of the Year for

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. Durrell became a full-time professional with

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club

in January 2014.

Tamworth

Again, injury disrupted Durrell's time at Wrexham, and he was released at the end of the 2014–15 season. He then teamed up with

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, his former manager at Wrexham, and joined

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side Tamworth.

Chester

After one season, he moved on to

, where he was ever-present in the

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season before being released. In 2017 he also spent time with the

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Macclesfield Town

On 14 July 2017, Durrell signed for

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side

on a two-year contract. He made 35 appearances as the team returned to the

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champions. He played in the

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and

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in November 2018, and finally, at the age of 29, made his first appearance in the Football League when he started in Macclesfield's

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visit to

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on 17 November. He played 70 minutes before being replaced by Koby Arthur as his team lost 2–0. His contract ended at the end of the

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. He was one of a number of Macclesfield player who petitioned for the club's winding-up due to unpaid wages.

Return to non-league

He signed for

in September 2019. He left the club in January 2020, signing for

in February 2020. After helping Altrincham gain promotion from the

to the

, Durell re-joined

for a second spell for the

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season on a one-year deal However, Durell left the club by mutual consent in April 2021. In June 2021, Durrell returned to

. On 6 January 2022, it was announced that Durrell was leaving the National League North side after only 14 league games on his return. Hours later it was announced that he had signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side

, re-uniting with former Bucks interim-manager, Dennis Greene. In July 2023 he signed for Gloucester City.

Honours

Macclesfield Town *

: 2017–18 Individual *

Player of the Year:

Team of the Year: 2017–18

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durrell, Elliott 1989 births Living people Footballers from Shrewsbury English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hednesford Town F.C. players AFC Telford United players Rushall Olympic F.C. players Evesham United F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Chester F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players V9 Academy players York City F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Northern Premier League players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Gloucester City A.F.C. players