Gordon Wills
English footballer (1934–2018)
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Gordon Wills (24 April 1934 – 10 January 2018)[2] was a professional footballer who played as a left winger for Wolves,[3] Notts County, Leicester City[4] and Walsall. He played in the Cup Winners Cup for Leicester City.[5]
Full name
Gordon Francis Wills
Date of birth
24 April 1934
Place of birth
Wednesbury, England
Date of death
10 January 2018 (aged 83)
| 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) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| 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) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolves | 1951–52 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Notts County | 1953–54 | Second Division | 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 | 1958–59 | First Division | 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 | 282 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 299 | 80 | ||
