| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Hanley, Staffordshire, England [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Walsall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Port Vale | 12 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Walsall | 1 | (0) |
| Stafford Rangers | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Percy Ellis was an English footballer who played for Walsall, Port Vale, and Stafford Rangers.
Ellis played Walsall before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1919. [1] He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat at South Shields on 18 October and played a further eleven Second Division and three Staffordshire Senior Cup games that season. [1] He was released in May 1921, having not played a first-team game at The Old Recreation Ground in the 1920–21 campaign. [1] He returned to Walsall and later moved on to Stafford Rangers. [1]
Source: [3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1919–20 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1920–21 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Walsall | 1921–22 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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