Early Life
Elleray was educated at Dover Grammar School for Boys where he excelled at a range of sports and started refereeing football games at the age of 13 to earn extra pocket money. He won a scholarship to read geography at Hertford College, Oxford and was a keen rugby player and rower. While at university, he was promoted through the Hellenic, Isthmian and Panel Leagues to become a Football League referee in 1983. He remained there until his inclusion on the original Premier League Referees' List in 1992, and also became a FIFA referee in that year.
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