Ellis Hall

This article is about the English football player. For the building at Hendrix College in Arkansas, see Ellis Hall (Hendrix College). For the musician, see Ellis Hall (musician).

Ellis Hall (22 June 1889 – 1949) was an English footballer who played for Hull City, Stoke, Huddersfield Town, Hamilton Academical and Halifax Town.^[1][3]

Ellis Hall

Personal information
Full name	Ellis Hall[1]
Date of birth	(1889-06-22)22 June 1889[1]
Place of birth	Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England[1]
Date of death	1949 (aged 60)[1]
Place of death	Loughborough, England[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1907	Hull City	8	(0)
1907–1908	Millwall Athletic
1908–1909	Hastings & St. Leonards
1909–1910	Stoke	39	(4)
1910–1912	Huddersfield Town	39	(2)
1912–1919	South Shields
1919–1922	Hamilton Academical	118	(3)
1922–1925	Halifax Town	115	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hall was born in Ecclesfield, Sheffield and began his career with Hull City making eight appearances in two years he left for Millwall Athletic and Hastings & St. Leonards United before joining Stoke in 1909.^[4] He played 45 times for the "Potters" in 1909–10 scoring four goals and left at the end of the season for Huddersfield Town.^[1] His career was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I during which time he also made guest appearances for a number of clubs including Sheffield United, Derby County and Grimsby Town.^[3] After the war Ellis went on to play for South Shields, Hamilton Academical^[2][5] and Halifax Town.^[1]

Three of his brothers, Ben, Harry and Fretwell, also played in the Football League.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	1905–06	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1906–07	Second Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
Stoke	1909–10	Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two	39	4	6	0	45	4
Huddersfield Town	1910–11	Second Division	24	1	1	0	25	1
	1911–12	Second Division	15	1	0	0	15	1
Halifax Town	1922–23	Third Division North	38	1	5	0	43	1
	1923–24	Third Division North	40	0	8	1	48	1
	1924–25	Third Division North	37	1	1	0	38	1
Career total			201	8	21	1	222	9