 number 1, 2 or 5, 3 or 4, 6, 7, 8 or 10, or 13 during the era of contested scrum, and was captain of Hull during the 1936–37, 1937–38 and 1938–39 seasons, his leg was amputatated following a railway accident during World War II, following which he became a Director, and Board Member at Hull F.C.His birth was registered in Sculcoates district, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.Harold Ellerington won caps for England while at Hull in 1938 against France, and in 1939 against France.