Ernest Ellis

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][4]

Ernest Ellis
Personal information
Full name Ernest Edgar Ellis[1]
Date of birth (1885-11-30)30 November 1885
Place of birth Sprowston, England
Date of death 1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 30)[2]
Place of death near La Boisselle, France[3]
Playing position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1904 Thorpe Village
0000–1907 Norwich St. James
1907–1908 Norwich City
1908–1909 Doncaster Rovers 29 (0)
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

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Ellis worked a machine operator in the bootmaking trade.[4] He served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[5] On the first day on the Somme, Ellis went over the top in Sausage Valley and was killed in the attack on La Boisselle.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Doncaster Rovers 1908–09[6] Midland League 25 0 — 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 29 0
1909–10[6] 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 29 0 0 0 4 0 33 0
Barnsley 1909–10[6] Second Division 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Hartlepools United 1912–13[7] North Eastern League 37 0 5 0 — 42 0
1913–14[7] 37 0 6 0 — 43 0
Total 74 0 11 0 — 85 0
Heart of Midlothian 1914–15[8] Scottish League First Division 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 1 0
Career total 107 0 11 0 5 0 123 0
  1. Appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
  2. Appearance in East of Scotland Shield

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. "Private Ernest Edgar ELLIS – Lochnagar Crater" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. Lakey, Chris. "Norwich City's true heroes: the players who gave their lives in the First World War". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. "The Sporting Battalion «  McCraes Battalion Trust". www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. Coyle, John. "The Rovers players lost in World War One". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. "In The Mad Crowd". www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. "Ernest Ellis – Hearts Career – from 25 Dec 1914 to 25 Dec 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.


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