Jack Ellis
Position: Defender · Years: 1935-1940 · Team: Men's First Team
Senior appearances: 32 · Goals: 13
Jack Ellis's profile is preserved in the All WHUFC archive alongside every player to have represented West Ham United across the club's 130-year history — from the founding as Thames Ironworks in 1895 through to the present day.
Jack Ellis represented the Men's First Team squad at the club. Playing as a defender during 1935-1940, Records list Jack Ellis with 32 senior appearances and 13 goals for the Hammers. West Ham United defenders have long carried the responsibility of protecting the club's proud East London tradition. From Bobby Moore — the club's greatest ever player and 1966 World Cup-winning captain — to modern figures such as Rio Ferdinand, Winston Reid and Aaron Cresswell, defenders have been central to Hammers folklore.
The pre-war and immediate post-war years at West Ham United featured the FA Cup final of 1923 — the famous 'White Horse Final' — and Charlie Paynter's long managerial tenure at the Boleyn Ground.
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