William Wallace (footballer, born 1893)

William Wallace
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

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

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[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

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Remembering City's fallen heroes". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "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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