William Wallace (footballer, born 1893)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Wallace[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1893[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Blaydon-on-Tyne, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1917 (aged 23–24)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Passchendaele salient, Belgium[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1911 | Newburn | ||
| 1911–1914 | Manchester City | 43 | (9) |
| 1914 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Wallace (1893 – 8 November 1917), sometimes known as Billy Wallace,[5] was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers as an outside left.[1][6]
Personal life[edit]
In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Wallace enlisted as a sapper in the Royal Engineers.[4] He was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele on 8 November 1917 and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.[3][4]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 1912–13[5] | First Division | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| 1913–14[5] | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 43 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 9 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1914–15[7] | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 10 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 299. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ William Wallace on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Remembering City's fallen heroes". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Billy Wallace – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (15 August 2013). Manchester City Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-1737-4.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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- British Army personnel of World War I
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