Bill Ellerington

For his father, see Bill Ellerington, Sr.

William Ellerington (30 June 1923 – 4 April 2015) was an English footballer who was capped twice for the full England national team^[1] and once for England B,^[2] and spent his entire professional club career at Southampton F.C.^[3]

Bill Ellerington

Personal information
Full name	William Ellerington
Date of birth	(1923-06-30)30 June 1923
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Date of death	4 April 2015(2015-04-04) (aged 91)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
	Fatfield Colliery
1938–1940	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1956	Southampton	224	(10)
International career
1949	England B	1	(0)
1949	England	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Southampton,^[1] Ellerington signed as a professional with his home-town club in September 1945 and made his debut in an FA Cup game at Newport County on 10 January 1946. After retiring in 1956, he became a scout and is credited with spotting the young Mick Channon.^{[citation needed]}

His father, also called Bill, was a half back with Middlesbrough and Nelson in the 1920s.^[4][5]