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]
| 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 | near La Boisselle, France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903–1904 | Thorpe Village | ||
| –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
editPrior 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| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in East of Scotland Shield
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Private Ernest Edgar Ellis" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Sporting Battalion". McCraes Battalion Trust. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Coyle, John. "The Rovers players lost in World War One". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Ernest Ellis". In The Mad Crowd. 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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