Sam Ellis (footballer)

Sam Ellis
Personal information
Full name Samuel Ellis
Date of birth (1946-09-12) 12 September 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Position(s) Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1972 Sheffield Wednesday 155 (1)
1972–1973 Mansfield Town 64 (7)
1973–1977 Lincoln City 173 (33)
1977–1979 Watford 30 (4)
Total 422 (45)
International career
1968–1969 England U-23 3 (0)
Managerial career
1982–1989 Blackpool
1989–1990 Bury
1994–1995 Lincoln City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Ellis (born 12 September 1946) is an English football coach and former player. He was most recently the assistant manager of Middlesbrough. His only honour was guiding Blackpool to promotion from Division Four to Division Three in 1984–85.