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English footballer

William Wallace
Personal information
Full name William Wallace
Date of birth 1893
Place of birth Blaydon-on-Tyne, England
Date of death 8 November 1917 (aged 23–24)
Place of death Passchendaele salient, Belgium
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1911 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, was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers as an outside left.

Personal life

In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Wallace enlisted as a sapper in the Royal Engineers. He was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele on 8 November 1917 and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1912–13 First Division 28 8 2 0 30 8
1913–14 15 1 1 0 16 1
Total 43 9 3 0 46 9
Bolton Wanderers 1914–15 First Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
Career total 45 10 3 0 49 10

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 299. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. William Wallace on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Remembering City's fallen heroes". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Billy Wallace – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. Matthews, Tony (15 August 2013). Manchester City Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-1737-4.
  7. "Bolton Wanderers Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 June 2017.


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