Kevin Ellison (born 23 February 1979) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Division One West club Vauxhall Motors.

[3] He has represented fourteen clubs during his career, making in excess of 550 appearances in the Football League; including 350 games for Morecambe.

Born in Liverpool, Ellison started his career in non-league football, playing for Southport, Chorley, Conwy United and Altrincham.

[8] Despite a solid work rate he often struggled for form and was regularly in the shadow of Stuart Elliott, the Tigers' most outstanding left winger of recent times.

Ellison did score an individual goal away at Southampton in a 1–1 draw and was part of the 2004–05 team that gained promotion from the third tier to the Championship.

In the 2008–09 Football League Two campaign, Ellison scored a hat-trick for Chester in a 3–1 victory over Grimsby Town on 13 September 2008.

[citation needed] On 11 August 2009, he scored the winning goal as Rotherham upset Championship side Derby County 2–1 in the first round of the Football League Cup.

In February 2011, Ellison was loaned to Rotherham's fellow League Two side Bradford City, with Omar Daley moving in the opposite direction.

[citation needed] In June 2018 Ellison publicly talked about his struggles with depression, giving advice to fellow professionals.

[18] Following Jim Bentley's departure as manager on 28 October 2019, Ellison assumed the role of caretaker player-manager, alongside Barry Roche.