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English footballer

David Willis
Personal information
Full name David Lalty Willis[1]
Date of birth 16 July 1881
Place of birth Byker, England
Date of death 26 May 1949(1949-05-26) (aged 67)[2]
Position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gateshead NER
1902–? Sunderland 1 (0)
?–1904 Reading
1904–1906 Sunderland 47 (2)
1907–1913 Newcastle United 95 (3)
Reading
Palmer's
Total 143 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Lalty Willis (16 July 1881 – 26 May 1949) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Newcastle United and Sunderland.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

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Willis served as a private in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 1902–03[6] First Division 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
Sunderland 1904–05[7] First Division 5 0 0 0 ― 5 0
1905–06[8] First Division 29 2 4 0 ― 33 2
1906–07[9] First Division 13 0 0 0 ― 13 0
Total 48 2 4 0 ― 52 2
Newcastle United 1907–08[2] First Division 20 1 3 0 ― 23 1
1908–09[2] First Division 20 1 1 0 1[a] 0 22 1
1909–10[2] First Division 10 0 4 0 ― 14 0
1910–11[2] First Division 10 1 4 1 ― 14 2
1911–12[2] First Division 33 0 0 0 ― 33 0
1912–13[2] First Division 2 0 0 0 ― 2 0
Total 95 3 11 1 1 0 107 4
Career total 143 5 15 1 1 0 159 6
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Charity Shield

Honours

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Newcastle United

References

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  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 314. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Dave Willis". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "David Willis". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Newcastle United – Player Statistics". Toon1892.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Our World War One heroes". readingfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "1902–03 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "1904–05 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "1905–06 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "1906–07 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  10. 1 2 Newcastle United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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