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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Francis Wills | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Wednesbury, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2018 (aged 83) | ||
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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