caption youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals height image_size position totalcaps birth_date totalgoals image article_title name
elliot , while playing for celtic celtic boys club celtic 1987 1997 -- 1999 1999 -- 2000 -- 1989 1991 -- 1995 1995 -- 1997 1987 -- 1989 celtic thistle boys club celtic st. mirren falkirk hibernian partick 6 37 132 49 19 11 glasgow , scotland 0 13 17 1 0 2 5 9 200px left back / left winger 254 13 november 1969 33 file : elliot_in_his_celtic_days_2013-09-09_14-22 . jpg david elliot -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 david elliot
david elliot -lrb- footballer -rrb-

david elliot -lrb- born 13 november 1969 in glasgow -rrb- is a scottish former footballer , who played for celtic , partick thistle , st. mirren , falkirk and hibernian .
early in his career , elliot was a pacy winger who could also score goals .
he gained his football education at celtic boys club where he was coached by celtic legends davie provan , bobby murdoch and jimmy johnstone after which he signed for his boyhood heroes in 1987 .
he managed six first team appearances in 1988 -- 89 season , making his debut at the age of just 19 years old .
elliot then moved to partick thistle where he finished top scorer in season 1990 -- 91 , scoring 13 times in his 37 league appearances .
he was also voted by his fellow professionals as their player of the year and nominated as 1st division player of the year that season .
he then moved on to st. mirren along with his good friend chic charnley where he played in a more attacking full back role before moving to falkirk and then hibernian .
recurring injury problems caught up with elliot later in his career limiting his appearances but he returned to partick thistle before retiring to join strathclyde police force .
he still makes appearances for celtic legends .
