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	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
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.