Plev Ellis | |
Fullname: | Plevna Turner Ellis |
Birth Date: | 1909 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Death Date: | 23 September 1973[1] |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1927-1939 |
Clubs1: | Bohemian F.C. |
Nationalyears1: | 1935-1937 |
Nationalteam1: | Ireland (FAI) |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Plevna Ellis was an Irish association footballer who played as a forward during the 1930s. His name, Plevna, is a reference to the 1877 Siege of Plevna, which was located in modern-day Bulgaria, an uncle of his had fought with the British Army there during the siege. [2]
Born in 1909, Plev Ellis was a part of the Bohemians amateur team of the 1930s.[3] He won seven full international caps for Ireland, making his debut against Switzerland in May 1935 alongside fellow Bohemian Paddy O'Kane.[4]
Bohemians
1933–34, 1935–36
1935[5]
1934
1936