Ken Shellito

Ken Shellito

Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-04-18) 18 April 1940
Place of birth	East Ham, London, England
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–65	Chelsea	123	(2)
International career
1963	England	1	(0)
Managerial career
1977–78	Chelsea
1985	Cambridge United
1994	Kuala Lumpur FA
1995	Perak FA
1998	Sabah FA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth John Shellito (born 18 April 1940 in East Ham, London) is an English retired footballer and manager who now works in a coaching role for the Asian Football Confederation, based in Kuala Lumpur. He is also a Malaysian Permanent Resident.

Professional career

Chelsea

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.

International career

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.

Managerial career

Chelsea

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.

Cambridge United

He was later manager of Cambridge United, before becoming a coach in Malaysia.

External links

• Ken Shellito on the Chelsea in America Celebrity Podcast (2009).