Ernest Ellis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Edgar Ellis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Sprowston, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 30)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France[2] | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Norwich City | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | |||
| 1909 | Barnsley | 4 | (0) |
| 1912–1914 | Hartlepools United | 74 | (0) |
| 1914 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ernest Edgar Ellis (30 November 1885 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Barnsley.[1]
Personal life
Ellis was a bootmaker by trade.[3] He served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed on the first day on the Somme.[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hartlepools United | 1912–13[5] | North Eastern League | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| 1913–14[5] | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 85 | 0 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1914–15[6] | Scottish League First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 74 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in East of Scotland Shield.
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ McCrery, Nigel (18 June 2015). The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great War. Random House UK. p. 119. ISBN 9780099594666.
- ↑ "The Sporting Battalion « McCraes Battalion Trust". www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- 1 2 "In The Mad Crowd". www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Ernest Ellis – Hearts Career – from 25 Dec 1914 to 25 Dec 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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