James Ellis (27 May 1867 – 16 April 1939) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right for Mossend Swifts, Third Lanark[2][3] and Leith Athletic.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1867[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bathgate, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 1939 (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Champion, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888–1892 | Mossend Swifts | ||
| 1892–1893 | Third Lanark | 12 | (3) |
| – | Leith Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Ellis's brother Dave was also a footballer, and played alongside James at Mossend Swifts. As a result, some sources erroneously attributed a Scotland national team cap against Ireland to James,[5] when in fact David was the player who appeared.[6][7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b "James Ellis". FamilySearch. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "James Ellis: Record vs Heart of Midlothian". LondonHearts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1 March 1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists' Who's Who, 1872–1986 (1st ed.). Beverley: Hutton Press Limited. ISBN 9780907033479.
- ^ Dave Ellis at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sat 19 Mar 1892 Ireland 2 Scotland 3". LondonHearts.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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