fullname youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals position birth_date article_title name
michael walter elwiss doncaster rovers -- 1974 -- 1978 1978 -- 1980 1980 -- doncaster north end -lrb- loan -rrb- rovers preston north end crystal palace → preston 97 192 20 10 doncaster , england 30 60 7 3 forward 2 may 1954 mike elwiss
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mike elwiss

michael walter `` mike '' elwiss -lrb- born 2 may 1954 in doncaster -rrb- is an english former footballer who scored 100 goals from 314 games in the football league playing as a forward for doncaster rovers , preston north end and crystal palace .
he joined doncaster rovers as a junior , and scored twice in a 3 -- 1 win against newport county in october 1971 on his football league debut .
he was the club 's top scorer in his first full season , repeated the feat the following year , then , having scored 34 goals from 108 appearances in all competitions , he joined preston north end in february 1974 for a club record # 70,000 fee .
he scored both goals in a 2 -- 2 draw against carlisle united in his debut on 2 march 1974 .
he was twice named as the club 's player of the year , and his strike partnership with alex bruce helped the club to promotion to the second division in 1978 .
after 60 goals from 192 league appearances , he joined crystal palace for a club record fee of # 200,000 .
he played 20 games for palace , scoring 7 goals , and helped them to promotion to the first division in 1979 , but a knee injury effectively finished his career .
he returned to deepdale on loan in march 1980 , making a further 10 appearances and scoring 3 goals , before his injury forced his retirement at the age of 27 .
