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Roger Willis
Personal information
Full name Roger C. Willis
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder

Roger "Harry" C. Willis (born 17 June 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for seven clubs in the Football League between 1989 and 2002.

Career

Willis, a native of Sheffield,[1] joined Grimsby Town as a youngster in 1988, and was promoted to the first team squad in 1989. He made only nine appearances for The Mariners 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 to the Conference title and consequent promotion to the Football League.[1] A flourishing second season, in which he was one of the key players as Barnet reached the playoff semifinal,[3] earned him a move to Division One (second-tier) club Watford in October 1992 for a fee of £175,000.[1] After a relatively unsuccessful year with The Hornets,[4] he rejoined former Barnet manager Barry Fry, now at fellow Division one club Birmingham City for a fee of £150,000.[1] Willis left for Southend United after ten months,[1] and went on to feature for Peterborough United, before settling down for a five-year spell with Division Three (fourth-tier) Chesterfield, whom he helped to promotion in the 2000–01 season.[5]

Released from Saltergate 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.[6][7] He came out of retirement to play for St Albans City in 2004.[6][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Tony Matthews (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. ^ Mike Gray (23 July 2005). "Player Database: Roger Willis". TheFishy.co.uk (a Grismby Town fansite). Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  3. ^ "The Barry Fry Years - Part Seven". History of Barnet F.C. Barnet F.C. Supporters Association. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  4. ^ Simon Devon and Ian Grant. "Roger 'Harry' Willis". Blind, Stupid and Desperate (a Watford F.C. fanzine). Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Roger Willis Back In Posh Colours For Trial Outing". Peterborough United F.C. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Roger Willis's Career". UpThePosh.com (a Peterborough United fansite). Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  7. ^ "Hucknall Lose Willis". NonLeague Daily. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Player Profile: Roger Willis". NonLeague Daily. Retrieved 18 December 2008.

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