Alexander Andrew Ellis Nash (30 August 1849 – 18 July 1906(1906-07-18) (aged 56))[1] was an English amateur footballer who played for England in the first representative match against Scotland in March 1870.
[1] At Brentwood, his colleagues included R. S. F. Walker, who played in three of the early "international" matches, scoring four goals.
[4] Nash's nephew, Lieut Arthur William Swanston, the son of his sister Fanny Elizabeth, was killed near Chrissiesmeer in the eastern Transvaal in the Anglo-Boer War on 16 October 1900, while trying to save the life of a fellow soldier.
[1] In March 1870, Nash was selected to represent England in the first pseudo-international against Scotland organised by C. W. Alcock and Arthur F. Kinnaird.
[8][9] Nash was one of only two players not from a public school background (the other being Alfred Baker) selected to represent England.