Ben Ellis (footballer)

Ben Ellis (11 April 1906 – 1 January 1968) was a Welsh footballer who played for Bargoed Town, Tredegar, Bangor and Motherwell, as a left back.^[2] He also represented Wales and the Scottish League,^[3][2] and was selected for a Scottish Football Association tour of North America in 1939, official eligibility rules not applying.^[4][5]

Ben Ellis

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Ellis
Date of birth	(1906-04-11)11 April 1906
Place of birth	Aberbargoed, Wales
Date of death	11 January 1968(1968-01-11) (aged 61)^[1]
Place of death	Motherwell, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bargoed Town
	Tredegar
	Bangor
1930–1943	Motherwell	286	(13)
International career
1931–1936	Wales	6	(0)
1939	Scottish League XI^[3]	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ellis signed for Motherwell in 1930 and made 286 Scottish Football League appearances for the club, also appearing in two Scottish Cup finals in 1933 and 1939, both ending in defeat.^[6]

An injury sustained while he was working in a local engineering business effectively ended his playing career, but Ellis then worked as a trainer and a coach for Motherwell.^[2] He finally left the club in 1955.^[2] Away from football, in 1941 he won the Scottish Professional Championship of snooker.^[7] In 1990, a street near Fir Park, the home ground of Motherwell, was named after Ellis.^[2]

References

1. On Thursday 11 January 1968 fullback Ben Ellis (61) died at home after taking unwell at work the previous day.", Motherwell FC History on Twitter, 15 January 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022
2. "Ben Ellis". Motherwellnet. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
3. "Ben Ellis". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
4. Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1939 Tour of Canada and USA by the Scottish FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
5. "Scottish Football Association Tour, 1939". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
6. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "In January 1941 fullback Ben Ellis won the Scottish Professional Snooker Championship", Motherwell FC History on Twitter, 15 January 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022

External links

• Ben Ellis at National-Football-Teams.com