Ellery Hanley

Ellery Hanley MBE is an English former rugby league player and coach. As a player he played most of his games at stand-off and loose forward. Over a period of nineteen years, he played for Bradford Northern, Wigan, Balmain, Western Suburbs and Leeds. He was capped 34 times by Great Britain.

In 1989, Hanley was awarded the Adidas Golden Boot, which was awarded to the world's most outstanding player.

In 1994, Hanley was appointed coach of the Great Britain national rugby league team during the Ashes series of 1994, which was held in Great Britain. His appointment in the coaching role of the Great Britain squad meant he had become the first black person to coach or manage a major national team in Great Britain.