Bill Ellerington | |
Fullname: | William Ellerington |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1923 |
Birth Place: | Southampton, England |
Position: | Full back |
Youthclubs1: | Fatfield Colliery |
Youthyears2: | 1938–1940 |
Years1: | 1945–1956 |
Caps1: | 224 |
Goals1: | 10 |
Nationalyears1: | 1949 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1949 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
William Ellerington (30 June 1923 – 4 April 2015) was an English footballer who was capped twice for the full England national team and once for England B,[1] and spent his entire professional club career at Southampton F.C.[2]
Born in Southampton, 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.
His father, also called Bill, was a half back with Middlesbrough and Nelson in the 1920s.[3] [4]