- Sam Ellis
Football manager infobox
playername = Sam Ellis
fullname = Samuel Ellis
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1946|12|9
dateofdeath =
cityofbirth =Ashton-under-Lyne
countryofbirth =England
height =
currentclub =Sheffield United
(Assistant Manager)
clubnumber =
position = Centre-half
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1964–1972
1972–1973
1973–1977
1977–1979
clubs = Sheffield Wednesday
Mansfield Town
Lincoln City
Watford
Career
caps(goals) = 155 0(1)
064 0(7)
173 (33)
030 0(4)
422 (45)
goals =
nationalyears =
nationalteam = England Under-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 0(0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =
manageryears = 1982–1989
1989–1990
1994–1995
managerclubs = Blackpool
Bury
Lincoln CitySamuel "Sam" Ellis (born
12 September 1946 inAshton-under-Lyne ,Greater Manchester ) is an English football coach and former player. He is currently assistant manager of fc|Sheffield United.Career
In his younger days, Ellis played as a centre-half for fc|Sheffield Wednesday in the 1960s. As a teenager he made his debut in the 1966
FA Cup final against fc|Everton, in which his team lost 3–2. [http://footballfocus.xsmnet.com/facup/lineups/teams1966.htm] . He then moved on to play for fc|Mansfield Town, fc|Lincoln City, and fc|Watford. It was atVicarage Road that he became coach and assistant manager to future England boss Graham Taylor. With Ellis' help, Watford climbed the divisions before turning down a new contract in favour of trying his hand at management. When the fc|Blackpool job was advertised, Ellis applied and was accepted.Ellis was manager at the seaside for seven years, from 1982 to 1989, with no prior managerial experience under his belt, but the new board at
Bloomfield Road were confident in his ability. Despite finishing in the bottom four of the Fourth Division in his first season, thus forcing the club to apply for re-election to theFootball League , Ellis managed to turn the side around and gain promotion two years later with only limited funds handed to him. Although he kept the Tangerines in the Third Division, they were unable to make further progress and Ellis' contract was terminated in April 1989 with relegation looking a possibility.Ellis then had a brief spell as manager of fc|Bury before moving to fc|Manchester City as
Peter Reid 's assistant manager. In 1994 he was appointed manager of fc|Lincoln City before returning toGigg Lane asStan Ternent 's assistant the following year. When Ternent moved to fc|Burnley in 1998, Ellis followed him. After six years atTurf Moor , Ellis became assistant manager toKevin Blackwell at afc|Leeds United. Ellis later worked with Blackwell at fc|Luton Town (after a spell at fc|Stoke City) and, currently, fc|Sheffield United. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7238885.stm]Personal life
On
October 31 ,2001 , Ellis' 28-year-old son, Timothy, was killed in a car accident. [http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2001/10/31/650880.html] Ellis' other son, Steven, is a professional rugby player. [http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2001/11/3/650310.html]Honours
As a manager
Blackpool
*Division Four promotion: 1984-85ee also
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Blackpool F.C. season 1982-83
*Blackpool F.C. season 1983-84
*Blackpool F.C. season 1984-85
*Blackpool F.C. season 1985-86
*Blackpool F.C. season 1986-87
*Blackpool F.C. season 1987-88
*Blackpool F.C. season 1988-89 References
*cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location= | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X
External links
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2318/ Sam Ellis] (playing history) at Soccerbase
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1117/ Sam Ellis] (managerial history) at Soccerbase
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