Plev Ellis

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Plev Ellis
Personal information
Full name Plevna Turner Ellis
Date of birth 1909
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 23 September 1973[1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927-1939 Bohemian F.C.
International career
1935-1937 Ireland (FAI) 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Plevna Ellis was an Irish association footballer who played as a forward during the 1930s.[2] 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. [3]

Born in 1909, Plev Ellis was a part of the Bohemians amateur team of the 1930s.[4] He won seven full international caps for Ireland, making his debut against Switzerland in May 1935 alongside fellow Bohemian Paddy O'Kane.[5]

Honours[edit]

Bohemians

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1973/04086/4032475.pdf
  2. ^ "Plev Ellis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ Irish Independent, 24 October 1962
  4. ^ Bohemian FC match programme
  5. ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". www.soccerscene.ie.
  6. ^ Terry O'Rourke, Sean Ryan (1985). Gillette book of the FAI CUP. Irish Soccer Co-op.