Gordon Wills
Gordon Wills (24 April 1934 – 10 January 2018)[2][3] was a professional footballer who played for Wolves,[4] Notts County, Leicester City[5] and Walsall as an attacking midfielder. He played in the Cup Winners Cup[6] for Leicester City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gordon Francis Wills | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Wednesbury, England | ||
Date of death | 10 January 2018 83) | (aged||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1953 | Wolves | 1 | (0) |
1953–1958 | Notts County | 170 | (47) |
1958–1962 | Leicester City | 128 | (33 [1]) |
1962–1965 | Walsall | 1 | (1) |
Total | 300 | (81) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Notts County
Leicester City
Walsall
Career statistics
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
Wolves | First Division | 1951–52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
1952–53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Notts County | Second Division | 1953–54 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 3 | ||
1954–55 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 10 | ||||
1955–56 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 5 | ||||
1956–57 | 41 | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 19 | ||||
1957–58 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 10 | ||||
Total | 170 | 47 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 170 | 47 | ||||
Leicester City | First Division | 1958–59 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 2 | ||
1959–60 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 12 | ||||
1960–61 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 11 | |||
1961–62 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 8 | ||
Total | 111 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 128 | 33 | ||
Career Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
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References
- "Gordon Wills". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Football : Gordon Wills". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- Gordon Wills: 1934-2018
- "Wolves Heroes » Blog Archive » The Leicester Connection". Wolvesheroes.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Gordon Wills - Leicester City career stats - FoxesHistory". Foxestalk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Gordon Wills". Leballonrond.fr. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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