Louis Weller (footballer)

Louis Charles Weller (7 May 1887 – September 1951) was an English professional football left back who played in the Football League for Everton and Chesterfield Town.[1]

Louis Weller
Personal information
Full name Louis Charles Weller[1]
Date of birth 7 May 1887
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death September 1951 (1951-10) (aged 64)[2]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England[3]
Playing position(s) Left back, wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908 Chesterfield Town
Leek United
1909–1912 Everton 7 (1)
1912–1913 Chesterfield Town 27 (4)
1913–1922 Everton 58 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Weller served as a gunner in the Motor Machine Gun Service and the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War.[2][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 1909–10[5] First Division 1 1 0 0 1 1
1910–11[5] 5 0 0 0 5 0
1911–12[5] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 7 1 0 0 7 1
Chesterfield Town 1912–13[6] Midland League 27 4 3 0 30 4
Everton 1913–14[5] First Division 10 1 0 0 10 1
1914–15[5] 6 0 0 0 6 0
1919–20[5] 28 0 1 0 29 0
1920–21[5] 9 0 4 0 13 0
1921–22[5] 5 0 0 0 5 0
Everton total 65 2 5 0 70 2
Career total 92 6 8 0 100 6
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References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 306. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Louis Weller on Lives of the First World War
  3. "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1909–1917". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. "Lewis Charles Weller | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. "Louis Weller | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1912–13". Retrieved 21 December 2018.


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