Ernest Ellis

This article is about English footballer. For Australian singer, see Ernest Ellis (singer).

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]

Ernest Ellis

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Edgar Ellis[1]
Date of birth	(1885-11-30)30 November 1885
Place of birth	Sprowston, England
Date of death	1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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[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

1. Appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
2. Appearance in East of Scotland Shield