Doug Ellis

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Sir Herbert Douglas Ellis, (3 January 1924 – 11 October 2018) was an English entrepreneur. He was the chairman of Aston Villa Football Club from 1968 to 1975, and again from 1982 until 2006. Ellis was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours List for charitable services. Ellis stated that his ethos was let modern businessmen run the business and football experts run the football. Former player and assistant-manager, Andy Gray stated "...he always allowed his managers to spend money and, contrary to public belief, never picked the team." While still alive, Villa's longest-serving player Charlie Aitken said of Ellis: "He has his critics, but he has always worked for Villa morning noon and night...His heart is in the right place."

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