Loading AI tools
Roger Christopher Willis (born 17 June 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League between 1989 and 2002 playing for seven different clubs.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Christopher Willis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 198?–1988 | Dunkirk | ||
| 1988–1990 | Grimsby Town | 9 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Boston United (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 1990–1992 | Barnet | 81 | (23) |
| 1992–1993 | Watford | 36 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Birmingham City | 19 | (5) |
| 1994–1996 | Southend United | 31 | (7) |
| 1996–1997 | Peterborough United | 40 | (6) |
| 1997–2002 | Chesterfield | 135 | (21) |
| 2002 | Peterborough United | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | Kettering Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Stevenage Borough | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Cambridge City | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | Hucknall Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | St Albans City | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willis, a native of Sheffield generally known by his nickname of Harry, played for Nottingham-based non-league club Dunkirk before joining Grimsby Town in 1989.[2] He made ten first-team appearances for the Mariners in all competitions,[3] and spent time on loan to Boston United in the Conference,[4] before being sold to Barnet for £10,000 at the end of the 1989–90 season.[2]
In his first season with Barnet, Willis helped them win the Conference title and consequent promotion to the Football League.[2] A flourishing second season, in which he was one of the key players as Barnet reached the playoff semifinal,[5] earned him a move to First Division (second-tier) club Watford in October 1992 for a fee of £175,000.[2] After a relatively unsuccessful year with the Hornets,[6] he rejoined former Barnet manager Barry Fry, now at fellow First Division club Birmingham City, for a fee of £150,000.[2] Willis left for Southend United after ten months,[2] and went on to feature for Peterborough United before settling down for a five-year spell with Third Division (fourth-tier) Chesterfield, whom he helped gain promotion in the 2000–01 season.[7]
Released by Chesterfield in 2002, he made a brief return to Peterborough, followed by occasional appearances for non-league clubs Kettering Town, Stevenage Borough, Cambridge City and Hucknall Town, before retiring from the game in February 2003.[8][9] He came out of retirement to play for St Albans City in 2004.[10]
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
