Ellis Clarkson (1887 – October 1947) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

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(two spells) and

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, as a

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-kicking .

Playing career

Club career

Clarkson started his career with

in 1904 and helped them win the League

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in the 1905–06 season. He joined

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

in 1910, spending three seasons at the club. His final game for Hull was a 3–17 defeat against

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in the 1912 Yorkshire Cup final. He returned to Leigh in 1913. He last played for Leigh in the 1918–19 season before being forced to retire due to a knee injury. He made 214 appearances during his two spells at Leigh.

International honours

Ellis Clarkson won

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s for

while at Hull in 1910 against Wales, in 1911 against Wales, and in 1912 against Wales.

County honours

Ellis Clarkson represented

while at Hull, and is one of only four players to do so, they are; Ellis Clarkson, Bob Taylor, Dick Gemmell and

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(Foreword), Michael E. Ulyatt (Author), Bill Dalton (Author) (Mar 1988). ''Old Faithful: History of Hull Football Club, 1865–1987''. Hutton Press Ltd.

Genealogical information

Ellis Clarkson was the older brother of the rugby league footballer; Tom Clarkson.

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Stats → Past Players → C at hullfc.com (statistics for player surnames beginning with 'C' and 'D' swapped)
*(archived by web.archive.org
Stats → Past Players at hullfc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarkson, Ellis 1880s births 1947 deaths England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Hull F.C. players Lancashire rugby league team players Leigh Centurions captains Leigh Centurions players Place of death missing Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Leigh, Greater Manchester Rugby League XIII players