| Ernest Ellis | |
| Fullname: | Ernest Edgar Ellis |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Sprowston, England |
| Death Place: | near La Boisselle, France |
| Position: | Right back |
| Years1: | 1903–1904 |
| Clubs1: | Thorpe Village |
| Years2: | –1907 |
| Clubs2: | Norwich St. James |
| Years3: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs3: | Norwich City |
| Years4: | 1908–1909 |
| Clubs4: | Doncaster Rovers |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1909 |
| Clubs5: | Barnsley |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1912–1914 |
| Clubs6: | Hartlepools United |
| Caps6: | 74 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1914 |
| Clubs7: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
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]
Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Ellis worked a machine operator in the bootmaking trade.[2] He served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] On the first day on the Somme, Ellis went over the top in Sausage Valley and was killed in the attack on La Boisselle.[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
| Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1908–09[5] | Midland League | 25 | 0 | — | 4[6] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1909–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Barnsley | 1909–10 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hartlepools United | 1912–13[7] | North Eastern League | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14 | 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[9] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 0 | |||