Bill Ellerington

{{Short description|English footballer (1923–2015)}}

{{for|his father|Bill Ellerington, Sr.}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bill Ellerington

| image =

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| fullname = William Ellerington

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|6|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Southampton, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|4|4|1923|6|30|df=y}}

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Full back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Fatfield Colliery

| youthyears2 = 1938–1940

| youthclubs2 = Sunderland

| years1 = 1945–1956 | clubs1 = Southampton | caps1 = 224 | goals1 = 10

| nationalyears1 = 1949 | nationalteam1 = England B | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1949 | nationalteam2 = England | 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{{Englandstats|ref=y|access-date=7 November 2009}} and once for England B,{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-b-intres-det.html |title=England - International Results B-Team - Details |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |date=21 March 2004 |website=RSSSF |accessdate=7 November 2009}} and spent his entire professional club career at Southampton F.C.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/billellerington.html |title=Bill Ellerington |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=7 November 2009}}

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.{{citation needed|date=November 2009}}

His father, also called Bill, was a half back with Middlesbrough and Nelson in the 1920s.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/Archive.aspx?p=334785 |title=William Ellerington |publisher=The Football Association |accessdate=7 November 2009}}{{cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData (Tony Brown) |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |page=83 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6}}