Dave Ellis (footballer)

For the Scottish footballer of Manchester United, see David Ellis (Scottish footballer).

David Thomson Ellis (10 April 1869 – 29 January 1940) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward and made one appearance for the Scotland national team.^[2]

Dave Ellis

Personal information
Full name	David Thomson Ellis[1]
Date of birth	(1869-04-10)10 April 1869
Place of birth	West Calder, Scotland
Date of death	29 January 1940(1940-01-29) (aged 70)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1892	Mossend Swifts
1892–1893	Heart of Midlothian	14	(2)
International career
1892	Scotland	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Ellis played for Mossend Swifts in the early 1890s,^[2] but also featured in a friendly match for Heart of Midlothian on 1 March 1890.^[3] He joined Heart of Midlothian in the second half of the 1891–92 season, where he played until the end of the following season, making fourteen appearances and scoring two goals for the club in the Scottish Football League.^[4] Ellis also featured for Celtic as a guest player in a friendly against Nottingham Forest on 4 April 1892.^[5]

International career

Ellis earned his first and only cap for Scotland on 19 March 1892 in the 1891–92 British Home Championship against Ireland in Belfast.^[2][1][6] He scored Scotland's third goal of the match in the 70th minute, extending their lead to 3–1,^[7] with the match ultimately finishing as a 3–2 win.^[8]

Personal life

Ellis was born on 10 April 1869 in West Calder.^[6] His brother James was also a footballer, and played alongside David at Mossend Swifts. As a result, some sources erroneously attributed the national team cap against Ireland to James.^[9] Ellis was married to Elizabeth Kennady,^[10] and died on 29 January 1940 in Edinburgh at the age of 70.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	1891–92	Scottish Football League	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	2	[4]
	1892–93	Scottish Football League	11	0	5	3	3[lower-alpha 2]	6	19	9
	Totals		14	2	5	3	3	6	22	11	—

1. Includes Scottish Cup
2. Appearances in the East of Scotland Shield

International

Scotland[1]
Year	Apps	Goals
1892	1	1
Total	1	1

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.^[1]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 March 1892	Solitude, Belfast, Ireland	Ireland	3–1	3–2	1891–92 British Home Championship

References

1. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1891–1900". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
2. "Dave Ellis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
3. "Sat 01 Mar 1890 15:30 – Sunderland 3 Hearts 0". LondonHearts.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
4. "[Hearts player] David Ellis". LondonHearts.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
5. "Match stats: Celtic 4, Nottingham Forest 1". Celtic F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
6. "[Scotland player] David Ellis". LondonHearts.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
7. "Sat 19 Mar 1892 Ireland 2 Scotland 3". LondonHearts.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
8. "Dave Ellis". EU-Football.info. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
9. Lamming, Douglas (1 March 1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists' Who's Who, 1872–1986 (1st ed.). Beverley: Hutton Press Limited. ISBN 9780907033479.
10. "David Thomson Ellis". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.