Plev Ellis
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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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
- League of Ireland: 1933–34, 1935–36[citation needed]
- FAI Cup: 1935[6]
- League of Ireland Shield: 1934[citation needed]
- Dublin City Cup: 1936[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1973/04086/4032475.pdf
- ^ "Plev Ellis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Irish Independent, 24 October 1962
- ^ Bohemian FC match programme
- ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". www.soccerscene.ie.
- ^ Terry O'Rourke, Sean Ryan (1985). Gillette book of the FAI CUP. Irish Soccer Co-op.
Categories:
- 1909 births
- 1973 deaths
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Irish Free State men's association footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Irish Free State men's international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland association football biography stubs