Rob Elliot

Charlton Athletic

Born in Greenwich, London, Elliot began his career with non-League side Erith Town before moving to Charlton Athletic, the team he had supported as a child, when he was 17. After becoming a professional player with the Addicks in 2004, he was sent out on loan twice during the 2004–05 season; first to Bishop's Stortford and then Notts County, where he made his Football League debut. The following season, Elliot spent most of the season on loan at the Conference National club Accrington Stanley, replacing fellow Charlton goalkeeper Darren Randolph who had been on loan at Stanley earlier in the year. He was part of the Accrington Stanley team which won promotion to the Football League as runaway champions, saving a vital penalty from Woking's Justin Richards in the match which guaranteed them promotion. He joined Stanley again on loan during the 2006–07 season, but failed to displace Ian Dunbavin as the club's first choice goalkeeper. He was voted the best keeper of the past decade for Accrington Stanley in 2010 by numerous key figures for the club, including manager John Coleman. Back at Charlton, Elliot was considered to be behind Nicky Weaver and Darren Randolph for most of the 2007–08 season. After Randolph moved to Bury on loan Elliot was promoted to second choice. He made an unexpected debut for Charlton on 5 April 2008 after Weaver had been sent off in a match against Plymouth Argyle. He made his first start for Charlton in a League Cup defeat…

Elliot, who was born in England, is eligible for the Republic of Ireland through his father's family from Cork, and represented Ireland at under-19 level. On 5 October 2013, he received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad as a replacement for the injured Darren Randolph for the games against Germany and Kazakhstan. Elliot won his first international senior cap for the Republic of Ireland on 25 May 2014, in a 2–1 home loss to Turkey. He pulled out of the Republic of Ireland senior squad in November 2017, citing family reasons.

Gateshead

Following the departure of manager Mike Williamson to Milton Keynes Dons, Elliot was appointed caretaker manager of Gateshead in October 2023. After leading Gateshead to a 6th place finish in the National League, Gateshead were barred from competing in the play-offs after failing to secure a "10-year security of tenure" of their stadium. He also led Gateshead to the 2024 FA Trophy final, defeating Solihull Moors on penalties to lift the trophy for the first time in the club's history. On 20 June 2024, Elliot was appointed Gateshead manager on a permanent basis. Following an unbeaten start to the season, he was named National League Manager of the Month for August 2024.

Crawley Town

On 1 October 2024, Elliot was named as manager of Crawley Town on a two-and-a-half-year contract. However, after a disastrous spell which left the club 12 points adrift of safety, he was sacked by the club on 19 March 2025.

Gateshead

In early January 2026, with the club bottom of the National League, Elliot took over as the new manager of Gateshead. Despite the club being 11 points from safety in mid-February, Elliot managed to turn around Gateshead's poor run of form and had them out of the relegation zone in March. On 11 April 2026, Gateshead's 1–0 away win against Aldershot Town meant the club had avoided relegation with two games to go. After the game, Elliot told the local press: "The mentality of the team is amazing. Even after today, they've come off…

Club

As of match played 21 September 2021

International

As of match played 29 March 2016