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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1927-1939 Bohemians
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]

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Career

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

Bohemians

References

  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.


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