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Ernest Ellis

Summary

Ernest Edgar Ellis (30 November 1885 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley as a right back.[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]
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life edit

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 edit

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[a] 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[b] 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 edit

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Private Ernest Edgar Ellis" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Coyle, John. "The Rovers players lost in World War One". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Ernest Ellis". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Ernest Ellis – Hearts Career – from 25 Dec 1914 to 25 Dec 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.