James Ellis (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see James Ellis.

James Ellis
Personal information
Date of birth 27 May 1867[1]
Place of birth Bathgate, Scotland
Date of death 16 April 1939(1939-04-16) (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

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 life

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

  1. ^ a b "James Ellis". FamilySearch. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. ^ "James Ellis: Record vs Heart of Midlothian". LondonHearts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ (Smith 2013, p. 81)
  5. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1 March 1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists' Who's Who, 1872–1986 (1st ed.). Beverley: Hutton Press Limited. ISBN 9780907033479.
  6. ^ Dave Ellis at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Sat 19 Mar 1892 Ireland 2 Scotland 3". LondonHearts.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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