Joe Wallace (footballer)

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Joe Wallace
Personal information
Full name Joseph Burt Wallace[1]
Date of birth 28 December 1933
Place of birth Dennistoun, Scotland[2]
Date of death 19 April 1993(1993-04-19) (aged 59)[1]
Place of death Shrewsbury, England
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
RAOC Donnington
1954–1962 Shrewsbury Town 337 (3)
1962–1965 Southport 78 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Burt Wallace (28 December 1933 – 19 April 1993) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 330 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town as a half back.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Prior to signing for Shrewsbury Town, Wallace served in the army and was stationed at Donnington.[3] After retiring from football, he ran a pub in Shrewsbury and a fish and chip shop in Coton Hill.[3] He died of cancer in 1993.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southport 1962–63[2] Fourth Division 27 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 29 0
1963–64[2] Fourth Division 46 0 2 0 2 0 5[b] 0 55 0
1964–65[2] Fourth Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Career total 78 0 2 0 2 0 8 0 90 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Liverpool Senior Cup
  2. ^ 4 appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Liverpool Senior Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Joe Wallace". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Player Details". Port Online. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.
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