Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 3rd October, 1964
- Died
- Saturday, 31st December, 2005 (Aged 41 years and 89 days)
- Place Of Birth
- York, North Yorkshire, England
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Regal Trophy
- 1993/1994
- Yorkshire Cup
- 1990/1991, 1991/1992
Biography
Great Britain goal-kicking, utility back started his career with York in 1986. After moving to Castleford in 1989 Ellis came to Australia for the Crushers’ debut season before returning to England to play for Bradford, Halifax, Keighley and Hunslet in quick succession. He was later the coach of Doncaster. He died suddenly of a heart attack, aged 41, whilst training before Christmas 2005.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Castleford Tigers | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| ARL Premiership (NRL) | - | 9 | 1 | 13 | - | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 22.22% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 135 | 68 | 15 | - | 302 | 84 | 46 | 5 | 62.22% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | - | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 24 | 8 | 11 | - | 54 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 1 | 25 | 21 | 20 | - | 124 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.00% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | - | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 135 | 68 | 15 | - | 302 | 84 | 46 | 5 | 62.22% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 79 | 28 | 102 | - | 316 | 44 | 32 | 3 | 55.70% | List | ||||
| UK Third Division | - | 9 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.89% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 221 | 113 | 65 | - | 582 | 135 | 80 | 7 | 61.09% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1991, 1994 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1991 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Queensland | ARL 1995 | 9 | 1 | 13 | / | 22 | 59.09% | - | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 22.22% | List | |
ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Queensland | 1995 | 9 | 1 | 13 | / | 22 | 59.09% | - | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 22.22% | List | |
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| York | 1986/87 | 14 | 9 | 15 | - | 66 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| York | 1987/88 | 28 | 12 | 61 | - | 170 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| York | 1988/89 | 27 | 10 | 38 | - | 116 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 62.96% | List | ||||
| Ryedale-York | 1989/90 | 3 | 1 | 9 | - | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1989/90 | 25 | 23 | 5 | - | 102 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1990/91 | 31 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 87.10% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1991/92 | 40 | 15 | 4 | - | 68 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 92.50% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1992/93 | 36 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 72.22% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1993/94 | 40 | 37 | 4 | - | 156 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 95.00% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1995/96 | 12 | 5 | 14 | - | 48 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Halifax | 1995/96 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Halifax | 1996 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 200.00% | List | ||||
| Keighley | 1997 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 81.82% | List | ||||
| Hunslet | 1997 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.89% | List | ||||
| Hunslet | 1998 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Doncaster | 1999 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | List | |||||||
| Doncaster | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Doncaster | 2002 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| York | 1986-89 | 72 | 32 | 123 | - | 374 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1989-93 | 172 | 94 | 13 | - | 402 | 112 | 56 | 4 | 65.12% | List | ||||
| Bradford | 1995 | 12 | 5 | 14 | - | 48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Halifax | 1995-96 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Hunslet | 1997-98 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Keighley | 1997 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| Doncaster | 2001-02 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1986-2002 | 294 | 139 | 175 | 2 | 908 | 180 | 105 | 9 | 61.22% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World
Your Say
02/06/2012
A true Rugby league star and one of the best players i have ever seen.
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