Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |
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]
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]
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 |