Ken Shellito

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playername= Ken Shellito


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nickname = Kenneth John Shellito
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1940|4|18
cityofbirth = East Ham, London
countryofbirth = England
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position = Full-back
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years = 1959-69
clubs = Chelsea
caps(goals) = 123 (2)
nationalyears = 1963
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
manageryears = 1977-78
1985
1995
managerclubs = Chelsea
Cambridge United
Perak FA
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Kenneth John Shellito (born 18 April 1940 in East Ham, London) is a former English football player and manager.

Shellito spent his entire playing career at Chelsea, signing for the club from Chelsea Juniors at the age of 17 and making his professional debut two years later against Nottingham Forest. He featured in Tommy Docherty's re-built Chelsea side of the early 1960s as an attacking full-back, helping the club win promotion from the Second Division in 1962-63. However, as the side began to challenge for honors Shellito suffered a serious knee injury and despite several attempted comebacks, was forced to retire prematurely.

Upon his retirement, Shellito joined the Chelsea coaching staff and took charge of the club's youth academy in 1968. In the summer of 1977, he was appointed manager of Chelsea, succeeding his former partner at full-back, Eddie McCreadie. He managed to keep Chelsea in the First Division in 1977-78, but the highlight of his tenure was a shock 4-2 win over reigning European champions Liverpool in the FA Cup. He left the club less than a year later, with the side at the bottom of the First Division and facing relegation. He was later manager of Cambridge United, before becoming a coach in Malaysia.

Shellito made one appearance for England, against Czechoslovakia in 1963. He also played in the England vs the Rest of the World XI match in 1963, arranged to celebrate the centenary of The Football Association.

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