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Bill Ellerington Sr.

English footballer (1892-1948)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 1, 2024
Entity authorityQ4908889 ↗
Source-derived summary

William Ellerington (January quarter 1892 – October quarter 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He played over 150 matches in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Nelson. His son, also called Bill, played for England and Southampton.

References

Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.

Joyce, Michael (2004).

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Bill Ellerington Sr.” as english footballer (1892-1948). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1892, 1948, 2009, 2004—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1892-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Bill, Ellerington and English can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as english footballer (1892-1948). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 1, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q4908889. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1892, 1948, 2009 and 2004.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Bill Ellerington Sr.” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.