David Willis (English footballer)

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]

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(s)	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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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

Newcastle United

• Football League First Division: 1908–09^[2][10]
• FA Cup: 1909–10^[2][10]
• FA Charity Shield: 1909^[2]