Nathan Ellington

**Nathan Levi Fontaine Ellington** (born 2 July 1981) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

## Career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Walton & Hersham|1998–99|Isthmian League Premier Division|20|9|3|0|colspan="2"|—|8|4|31|13||
|rowspan="5"|Bristol Rovers|1998–99|Second Division|10|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|10|1|
|1999–00|Second Division|37|4|1|0|1|0|2|0|41|4|||
|2000–01|Second Division|42|15|1|0|5|2|3|1|51|18|||
|2001–02|Third Division|27|15|5|4|2|0|2|2|36|21|||
|rowspan="5"|Wigan Athletic|2001–02|Second Division|3|2|—|—|—|3|2||||
|2002–03|Second Division|42|15|3|2|5|5|1|0|51|22|||
|2003–04|First Division|44|18|1|0|2|1|—|47|19||||
|2004–05|Championship|45|24|0|0|0|0|—|45|24||||
|rowspan="4"|West Bromwich Albion|2005–06|Premier League|31|5|2|0|2|3|—|35|8||
|2006–07|Championship|34|10|2|0|2|1|3|0|41|11|||
|2007–08|Championship|3|0|0|0|2|1|—|5|1||||
|rowspan="5"|Watford|2007–08|Championship|34|4|2|0|—|2|0|38|4||
|2008–09|Championship|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|0|0||||
|2009–10|Championship|17|1|0|0|1|0|—|18|1||||
|2010–11|Championship|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|0|0||||
|Derby County (loan)|2008–09|Championship|27|3|1|0|4|6|—|32|9|||
|Preston North End (loan)|2010–11|Championship|18|2|0|0|0|0|—|18|2|||
|rowspan="3"|Ipswich Town|2011–12|Championship|15|0|1|0|1|0|—|17|0||
|2012–13|Championship|2|0|0|0|0|0|—|2|0||||
|Scunthorpe United (loan)|2012–13|League One|6|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|6|0||
|Crewe Alexandra|2012–13|League One|8|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|8|0||
|Southport|2013–14|Conference Premier|3|0|2|1|colspan="2"|—|1|1|6|2||

## Honours

**Wigan Athletic**
- Football League Second Division: 2002–03
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2004–05

**Individual**
- PFA Team of the Year: 2001–02 Third Division, 2004–05 Championship
- Football League Cup top goalscorer: 2002–03, 2008–09
- Football League Championship Golden Boot: 2004–05
- Nominated for the Best at Sport award at the British Muslim Awards: 2014

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Nathan Ellington
- **fullname**: Nathan Levi Fontaine Ellington
- **birth place**: Bradford, England
- **position**: Forward (association football), Striker
- **currentclub**: Egerton F.C., Egerton (player-assistant manager)
- **youthclubs1**: Tooting & Mitcham United F.C., Tooting & Mitcham United
- **years1**: 1998–1999
- **clubs1**: Walton & Hersham F.C., Walton & Hersham
- **caps1**: 20
- **goals1**: 9
- **years2**: 1999–2002
- **clubs2**: Bristol Rovers F.C., Bristol Rovers
- **caps2**: 116
- **goals2**: 35
- **years3**: 2002–2005
- **clubs3**: Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic
- **caps3**: 134
- **goals3**: 59
- **years4**: 2005–2007
- **clubs4**: West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion
- **caps4**: 68
- **goals4**: 15
- **years5**: 2007–2011
- **clubs5**: Watford F.C., Watford
- **caps5**: 51
- **goals5**: 5
- **years6**: 2008–2009
- **clubs6**: → Derby County F.C., Derby County (loan)
- **caps6**: 27
- **goals6**: 3
- **years7**: 2010
- **clubs7**: → Skoda Xanthi F.C., Skoda Xanthi (loan)
- **caps7**: 19
- **goals7**: 6
- **years8**: 2011
- **clubs8**: → Preston North End F.C., Preston North End (loan)
- **caps8**: 18
- **goals8**: 2
- **years9**: 2011–2013
- **clubs9**: Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town
- **caps9**: 17
- **goals9**: 0
- **years10**: 2012–2013
- **clubs10**: → Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United (loan)
- **caps10**: 6
- **goals10**: 0
- **years11**: 2013
- **clubs11**: Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra
- **caps11**: 8
- **goals11**: 0
- **years12**: 2013
- **clubs12**: Southport F.C., Southport
- **caps12**: 3
- **goals12**: 0
- **years13**: 2017–2018
- **clubs13**: Egerton F.C., Egerton
- **caps13**: 3
- **goals13**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 490
- **totalgoals**: 135
- **manageryears1**: 2018–
- **managerclubs1**: Egerton F.C., Egerton (assistant manager)