Lloyd Ashley Ellams (born 11 January 1991) is an English
footballer who plays as a
striker
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Career
Early career
Born in
Chester
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, Cheshire, Ellams was member of
Chester City's
youth system. He gained experience with a
loan spell at
Conference North team
Droylsden early in the
2008–09 season. His debut in
the Football League followed as a late substitute for
Richie Partridge
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in Chester's 2–0 home loss to
Rochdale on 3 February 2009. After a further substitute appearance at
Shrewsbury Town in February, Ellams was handed his first start in the penultimate match of the season at
Aldershot Town. He won Chester an early penalty and then scored his first goal for the club later in the match, making him the last player to score for Chester in the football league; the 2–2 draw effectively relegated City. After the club's demise in 2010, Ellams signed for
Northern Premier League
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side
Marine
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Stalybridge Celtic
He signed for
Conference North side
Stalybridge Celtic
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prior to the 2010–11 season, making his debut for the club on 14 August 2010 in a 2–0 win over
Redditch United
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. Ellams scored his first goal for the club on 28 September 2010 in extra time of an
FA Cup tie against
Alfreton Town. He scored his first league goal for the club on 6 November 2010 in a 5–0 win over
Workington in which his strike partner,
Phil Marsh, scored the other four goals.
He agreed a new contract at the club in June 2010 which would keep him at the
Tameside club until the end of the 2011–12 season.
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1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Chester
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Chester City F.C. players
Droylsden F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Marine A.F.C. players
Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
Conwy Borough F.C. players
Vauxhall Motors F.C. players