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and major shareholder of Aston Villa for two separate spells, the first being from 1968 to 1975. Ellis was replaced as chairman and finally ousted from the board in 1979. During his absence, Aston Villa enjoyed its greatest period of success in modern times, winning the
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in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and the experience of his first trip abroad inspired him to provide low-cost foreign holidays to people of a similar economic background. Before he was 40, he had become a millionaire by pioneering
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soon after the start of the 2005–06 season. By this time, some supporters and former club managers criticised Ellis's alleged lack of ambition, noting that the club often struggled to bring in top players.
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opened, featuring a new sports hall and squash courts. This work was partly funded by Ellis. Also in 2012, Ellis donated £10,000 to the building of a new school gymnasium at
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as a child, but chose to pursue his business career rather than football. During World War II, he was based with the
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when she was working for a rival company, and persuaded her to join his corporation.
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in July 2007. In
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from 1968 to 1975, and again from 1982 until 2006. Ellis was
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538:Glanville, Brian (11 October 2018).
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986:"50 Aston Greats: Sir Doug Ellis"
964:"Ellis awarded New Year accolade"
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591:Young, Graham (11 October 2018).
200: 1946, divorced)
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682:Who is the Villain of the piece?
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721:"Aston Villa Manager History"
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49:Doug Ellis, in 2014
16:English businessman
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