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 | ||
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. 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.
Born in 1909, Plev Ellis was a part of the Bohemians amateur team of the 1930s. He won seven full international caps for Ireland, making his debut against Switzerland in May 1935 alongside fellow Bohemian Paddy O'Kane.
Honours
Bohemians
- League of Ireland: 1933–34, 1935–36
- FAI Cup: 1935
- League of Ireland Shield: 1934
- Dublin City Cup: 1936
References
- 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.
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