Elliott Mark Whitehouse (born 27 October 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was esta ...

on loan from club

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. Whitehouse is a product of Sheffield United's

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and had

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spells with

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and

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alf ...

before being released in 2014. He joined

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and after a loan spell with Nuneaton Town was released in 2015. He had a short spell with

FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League (division), National League, the fifth level of English football league system. They replac ...

before joining Nuneaton Town permanently. In 2016, Whitehouse joined Lincoln City, helping them to promotion to League Two and scoring the only goal in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final. He moved on to

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

and Forest Green Rovers, spending two season with each club.

Early life

Whitehouse was born in

Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located south of Doncaster, south-east of Sheffield and north of Nottingham. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbys ...

, Nottinghamshire.

Club career

Sheffield United

Whitehouse captained the Sheffield United youth team that reached the final of the

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in the 2010–11 season, only to lose to

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. Top scorer for United's youth and reserve teams in 2011–12, with a total of 17 goals, Whitehouse made his first-team debut on 1 January 2013 in a 2–2 away draw against

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

. Having made five appearances during 2012–13, Whitehouse signed a new contract with United in June 2013. On 12 September 2013, Whitehouse joined League Two club

on an initial one-month youth

. He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 home defeat to

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

. On 11 October 2013, his loan was extended until 5 January 2014, having made five appearances for York. York opted against extending his loan when it expired, and he finished his spell at the club with 18 appearances. On 22 March 2014, Whitehouse joined

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club

on loan until the end of 2013–14, his debut coming two days later as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to

. Whitehouse made four appearances for Alfreton before returning to Sheffield United at the end of the season, only to be released when his contract expired.

Notts County

On 6 August 2014, Whitehouse signed for League One club

on a one-year contract, after impressing on trial by scoring three goals in pre-season. He joined Conference Premier club Nuneaton Town on 31 January 2015 on a one-month loan and debuted the following day in a 1–0 defeat away to Forest Green Rovers. He made five appearances for Nuneaton, and after returning to County scored his first goal for the club on 21 March 2015 in a 4–1 away defeat to Milton Keynes Dons. Having made eight appearances and scored one goal for County in 2014–15, he was released by the club in May 2015.

FC Halifax Town and Nuneaton Town

Whitehouse signed for

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club FC Halifax Town on 28 May 2015. He made his debut in a 3–1 away defeat to Boreham Wood on 8 August 2015. He had made four appearances for Halifax when he signed for

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club Nuneaton Town for an undisclosed fee on 4 September 2015.

Lincoln City

Whitehouse signed for National League club Lincoln City on 20 October 2016 for an undisclosed fee. He finished 2016–17 with 34 appearances and 6 goals as Lincoln were promoted to League Two as National League champions. Whitehouse scored the only goal as Lincoln beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 at

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on 8 April in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final, with a close-range shot in the 16th minute.

Grimsby Town

Whitehouse was offered new contract by Lincoln at the end of the 2017–18 season but instead signed for their local rivals and fellow League Two club

on 15 June 2018 on a two-year contract. Whitehouse suffered a ruptured

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during pre-season training in July 2018, meaning he would miss the full 2018–19 season.

Forest Green Rovers

On 10 August 2020, Whitehouse signed for Forest Green Rovers on a two-year deal. Following Forest Green's promotion to League One as champions during the 2021–22 season, Whitehouse was among seven players released at the end of the season.

Scunthorpe United

On 2 June 2022, Whitehouse joined newly-relegated

side Scunthorpe United on trial and played in a 3-2 pre-season defeat against

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. On 7 July he signed a one-year contract. On 2 December 2022, Whitehouse joined

side Spennymoor Town on a one-month loan. On 23 March 2023, he joined

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on loan until the end of the season. Following Scunthorpe's relegation, Whitehouse was released at the end of the 2022–23 season.

Chester

Following his successful loan spell, Whitehouse returned to Chester on a permanent one-year deal in June 2023.

Macclesfield

On 27 May 2024, Whitehouse joined

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Premier Division club

. In February 2025, he joined

on loan for the remainder of the season.

International career

Whitehouse made his debut for the England national C team on 5 June 2016 in a 4–3 home defeat to Slovakia under-21s in the 2015–17 International Challenge Trophy. He scored his first goal on 16 November 2016, with a seventh-minute header in a 2–1 away win over Estonia under-23s, a result that meant England reached the International Challenge Trophy final as group runners-up.

Career statistics

Honours

Lincoln City *

: 2016–17 *

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: 2017–18 Forest Green Rovers * League Two: 2021–22

References

External links

* at the Grimsby Town F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitehouse, Elliott 1993 births Living people Footballers from Worksop English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Sheffield United F.C. players York City F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Lincoln City F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players Chester F.C. players Macclesfield F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen