Plev Ellis

{{short description|Irish footballer}}

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{{Use Irish English|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Plev Ellis

| image =

| fullname = Plevna Turner Ellis

| birth_date = 1909

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| death_date = 23 September 1973https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1973/04086/4032475.pdf

| position = Winger

| years1 = 1927-1939

| clubs1 = Bohemians

| nationalyears1 = 1935-1937

| nationalteam1 = Ireland (FAI)

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Plevna Ellis was an Irish association footballer who played as a forward during the 1930s.{{NFT|37237|access-date=9 May 2021}} 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. Irish Independent, 24 October 1962

Career

Born in 1909, Plev Ellis was a part of the Bohemians amateur team of the 1930s.Bohemian FC match programme He won seven full international caps for Ireland, making his debut against Switzerland in May 1935 alongside fellow Bohemian Paddy O'Kane.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=13|title=Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]|website=www.soccerscene.ie}}

Honours

Bohemians

  • FAI Cup: 1935{{cite book|last = Terry O'Rourke |first = Sean Ryan |title = Gillette book of the FAI CUP |publisher = Irish Soccer Co-op |year = 1985}}

References