Elliot Osborne

Elliot James Osborne (born 16 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Stevenage.

Elliot Osborne
Personal information
Full name Elliot James Osborne[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stevenage
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2014 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Newcastle Town 27 (7)
2015–2016 Nantwich Town 55 (13)
2016–2018 Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2016 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Stockport County (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2018 → Morecambe (loan) 11 (0)
2018 Southport 24 (4)
2018 → Stockport County (loan) 5 (1)
2018–2020 Stockport County 77 (11)
2020– Stevenage 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:41, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Released by Port Vale at the age of 18, he came through non-league teams Newcastle Town and Nantwich Town to turn professional at Fleetwood Town in June 2016. From Fleetwood he was loaned out to Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County, and Morecambe, before being sold to Southport in February 2018. He joined Stockport County permanently in November 2018 following a second loan spell at the club and helped County to win the 2018–19 National League North title. He signed with Stevenage in July 2020.

Club career

Early career

After a nine-year spell in the Port Vale academy, Osborne was released by the club at the age of 18 and joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Newcastle Town in July 2014.[3] After scoring seven times in 27 appearances for Newcastle Town, Osborne joined Nantwich Town of the Northern Premier League Premier Division on 26 February 2015.[4] The 2015–16 campaign was to serve as Osborne's breakthrough season in terms of attacking output from midfield, scoring 22 times in all competitions.[5][6]

Fleetwood Town

His performances for Nantwich during the previous season meant that he had been watched by a number of EFL clubs.[6] Osborne was made aware that one of those clubs interested in him was Fleetwood Town, playing in League One.[6] He went to visit the club's training facilities and subsequently signed a contract on 17 June 2016.[6] Upon signing, Osborne was placed in the development squad with the opportunity to progress into the first-team set-up.[6] He joined National League club Tranmere Rovers on a 28-day loan deal on 30 September 2016.[7] A day later, Osborne made his Tranmere debut, replacing James Norwood in the 66th minute during a 0–0 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge.[8] Osborne made his first Tranmere start in their 1–0 home defeat against Gateshead on 4 October, playing the whole match.[9] Upon his return from Tranmere, Osborne made his Fleetwood Town debut in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United on 9 November 2016, in which Fleetwood suffered a 4–2 defeat.[10]

Having made no further appearances for the Fleetwood first-team, Osborne joined Stockport County of the National League North on a two-month loan deal on 19 January 2017.[11] Two days later, Osborne made his Stockport debut in their 3–3 draw with Darlington 1883.[12] He scored his first goal for Stockport in a 2–1 victory over FC United of Manchester at Edgeley Park on 18 February; this proved to be his last appearance for the side before he returned to Fleetwood.[13] Osborne was loaned out once again, this time joining League Two club Morecambe on a half-season loan on 9 August 2017.[14] He scored one goal in 13 appearances during the loan spell.[15]

Southport

Osborne and Fleetwood teammate Dion Charles were sold to National League North club Southport on 12 January 2018, for an undisclosed fee.[16] Manager Kevin Davies stated that he had been impressed by Osborne's form at Morecambe and consequently wanted to sign him.[17] He scored three goals in 16 appearances for the club in the second half of the 2017–18 season.[2]

Return to Stockport

Having made eight appearances and scoring one goal during the opening month of the 2018–19 season,[2] Osborne returned to Stockport County on loan on 21 September 2018.[18] The deal was made permanent on 6 November 2017, signing a two-year deal at the club; manager Jim Gannon said that "I trust that as he matures and develops as a player that it will add to our own growth as a team and club."[19] He scored two goals in 37 appearances over the course of the 2018–19 season, helping Stockport to win promotion as champions of National League North.[20] He scored nine goals in 42 games in the 2019–20 season, the club's first season back in the National League, including a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over FC Halifax Town.[21] He made 79 appearances and scored 11 times during his two-year stay at Stockport.[2]

Stevenage

Osborne made a return into the Football League when he joined League Two club Stevenage on 1 July 2020.[22] On signing Osborne, Stevenage manager Alex Revell said that "he's coming off the back of a couple of hugely successful seasons and will bring goals, a creativity and dynamism that we are all excited to watch".[22]

Style of play

After signing Osborne for Southport in January 2018, manager Kevin Davies stated the player "has a fantastic passing range, high energy and an eye for goal, as well as those battling qualities that we need in our team right now".[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2016–17[23] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[15] League One 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2016–17[23] National League 3000—0030
Stockport County (loan) 2016–17[2] National League North 61———61
Morecambe (loan) 2017–18[15] League Two 11000002[lower-alpha 1]1131
Southport 2017–18[2] National League North 163000000163
2018–19[2] National League North 8100000081
Total 244000000244
Stockport County 2018–19[2] National League North 292300050372
2019–20[2] National League 389100030429
Total 77114000807911
Stevenage 2020–21[2] League Two 8110102[lower-alpha 1]0121
Career total[lower-alpha 2] 12518501013114419
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  2. Statistics for Newcastle Town and Nantwich Town not recorded.

Honours
Stockport County

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. Elliot Osborne at Soccerway
  3. "Elliot Osborne". Nantwich Town F.C. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. "Nantwich sign Elliot Osborne". Nantwich Town F.C. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. "2015/16 Player Stats - Nantwich Town FC". Nantwich Town F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. "Nantwich midfielder Osborne joins Cod Army". Fleetwood Town F.C. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. "Osborne Joins On Loan From Fleetwood". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. "Dagenham & Redbridge vs. Tranmere Rovers". Soccerway. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. "Tranmere Rovers vs. Gateshead". Soccerway. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. "Carlisle United vs. Fleetwood Town". Soccerway. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. "Elliott Osborne joins Stockport County on short-term loan". Fleetwood Town F.C. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  12. "Stockport County vs. Darlington 1883". Soccerway. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  13. "Stockport County vs. United of Manchester". Soccerway. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  14. "Elliot Osborne: Morecambe sign midfielder from Fleetwood on loan". BBC Sport. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  15. "Games played by Elliot Osborne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  16. "Dion Charles and Elliot Osborne leave club permanently". Fleetwood Town F.C. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  17. "Transfers – Elliot Osborne completes transfer treble". Southport F.C. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  18. "Loan – Elliot Osborne – Southport Football Club". Southport F.C. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  19. "Osborne makes permanent move to County - Stockport County". Stockport County F.C. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  20. "National League North: Stockport beat Nuneaton 3–0 to secure title and promotion". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  21. "Stockport County 5–1 FC Halifax Town". BBC Sport. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  22. "Elliot Osborne: Stevenage sign Stockport County midfielder". BBC Sport. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  23. "Games played by Elliot Osborne in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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