Ellis William Birchall was an English

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who played as a left-back for

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Career

Birchall joined

as an amateur in September 1944 and signed as a professional in April 1945. He made his debut at left-back in a 3–0 win over Notts County in a Football League, Third Division (South) North Region match on 29 December 1945. He made one further appearance in the competition and featured once in the

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before he was given a free transfer in April 1947.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Birchall, Ellis English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Port Vale F.C. players Place of birth missing