Ellis Wright Explained

Ellis Wright
Birth Date:July 1873
Birth Place:Shiregreen, Sheffield, England
Death Date:3Q 1940 (aged 67)
Death Place:Sheffield, England
Position:Left half
Years1:−1895
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1895−1905
Caps2:80
Goals2:0

Ellis Wright (July 1873 − 1940) was an English footballer playing at the turn of the 19th century. He played as a left half in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers.

Playing career

Born as the son of a "table fork grinder", in Shiregreen, Sheffield in July 1873, Wright is first known to have played for his local club Ecclesfield before he moving to Midland League side Doncaster Rovers in 1895. He spent ten seasons at Doncaster, including winning the Midland twice, and playing in the Football League Second Division between 1901 and 1903 and in his final season with the club in 1904−05. Wright appeared 80 times for Doncaster over the three seasons in the Football League, with his total goal scoring amounting to one goal in the Midland League and two in the Yorkshire League.

Personal life

In Sheffield in 1900, Wright married Amabel Gothard. He died in the city in 1940, aged 67.

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

Champions: 1896−97, 1898−99
Runners up: 1900−01

Runners up: 1898−99

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