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Bill Ellerington

Bill Ellerington

English footballer

For his father, see Bill Ellerington, Sr.

William Ellerington (30 June 1923 – 4 April 2015) was an English footballer who was capped twice for the full England national team[1] and once for England B,[2] and spent his entire professional club career at Southampton F.C.[3]

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Born in Southampton,[1] Ellerington signed as a professional with his home-town club in September 1945 and made his debut in an FA Cup game at Newport County on 10 January 1946. After retiring in 1956, he became a scout and is credited with spotting the young Mick Channon.[citation needed]

His father, also called Bill, was a half back with Middlesbrough and Nelson in the 1920s.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bill Ellerington". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 7 November 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England - International Results B-Team - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Bill Ellerington". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
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    "William Ellerington". The Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  5. [5]
    Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 83. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.


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