Dave Willis

Date of birthJuly 1881
Place of birthByker
NationalityEnglish
PositionWing half
Died26 May 1949

Willis made the journey back from Sunderland to his native Newcastle to enjoy considerable success at Gallowgate. A versatile half-back, he made 20 appearances in the 1908-09 Championship-winning campaign and stood in for the injured Peter McMichael in the 1911 FA Cup Final against Bradford City.

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1907-08 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
1907-08 Newcastle United League Division One 20
1
1908-09 Newcastle United FA Charity Shield 1
1908-09 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
1908-09 Newcastle United League Division One 20
1
1909-10 Newcastle United FA Cup 4
1909-10 Newcastle United League Division One 10
1910-11 Newcastle United FA Cup 4
1
1910-11 Newcastle United League Division One 10
1
1911-12 Newcastle United League Division One 33
1912-13 Newcastle United League Division One 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
28 Sep 1907 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest W 3-0 League Division One
05 Oct 1907 Notts County v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
12 Oct 1907 Newcastle United v Manchester United L 1-6 League Division One
28 Dec 1907 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1908 Sheffield United v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
04 Jan 1908 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 League Division One
11 Jan 1908 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 FA Cup 1st round
18 Jan 1908 Newcastle United v Bristol City W 2-0 League Division One
25 Jan 1908 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
01 Feb 1908 Newcastle United v West Ham United W 2-0 FA Cup 2nd round
08 Feb 1908 Manchester United v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
15 Feb 1908 Newcastle United v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
11 Mar 1908 Newcastle United v Preston North End D 0-0 League Division One
14 Mar 1908 Newcastle United v Bury W 3-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1908 Birmingham City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
23 Mar 1908 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1908 Newcastle United v Fulham W 6-0 FA Cup Semi-final
01 Apr 1908 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1908 Everton v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1908 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 2-5 League Division One
11 Apr 1908 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 3-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1908 Newcastle United v Sunderland L 1-3 League Division One
20 Apr 1908 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
03 Oct 1908 Bristol City v Newcastle United D 3-3 League Division One
10 Oct 1908 Newcastle United v Preston North End W 2-0 League Division One
17 Oct 1908 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
28 Nov 1908 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United W 0-4 League Division One
05 Dec 1908 Newcastle United v Sunderland L 1-9 League Division One
12 Dec 1908 Chelsea v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
19 Dec 1908 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1908 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1908 Manchester United v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
02 Jan 1909 Leicester Fosse v Newcastle United W 0-4 League Division One
13 Feb 1909 Preston North End v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
20 Feb 1909 West Ham United v Newcastle United D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round
27 Feb 1909 Manchester City v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
13 Mar 1909 Bury v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
20 Mar 1909 Newcastle United v Sheffield United W 4-0 League Division One
23 Mar 1909 Bradford City v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
31 Mar 1909 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 1-0 League Division One
03 Apr 1909 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
24 Apr 1909 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United W 2-4 League Division One
26 Apr 1909 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
28 Apr 1909 Newcastle United v Northampton Town W 2-0 FA Charity Shield
30 Apr 1909 Newcastle United v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
16 Oct 1909 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
13 Nov 1909 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
08 Jan 1910 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 4-1 League Division One
15 Jan 1910 Stoke v Newcastle United D 1-1 FA Cup 1st round
19 Jan 1910 Newcastle United v Stoke W 2-1 FA Cup 1st round replay
22 Jan 1910 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
05 Feb 1910 Newcastle United v Fulham W 4-0 FA Cup 2nd round
12 Feb 1910 Newcastle United v Manchester United L 3-4 League Division One
05 Mar 1910 Newcastle United v Leicester Fosse W 3-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
09 Mar 1910 Bradford City v Newcastle United D 3-3 League Division One
25 Mar 1910 Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
25 Apr 1910 Bristol City v Newcastle United W 0-3 League Division One
27 Apr 1910 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1910 Newcastle United v Sheffield United D 0-0 League Division One
21 Jan 1911 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1911 Notts County v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
27 Feb 1911 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
04 Mar 1911 Newcastle United v Bury W 5-1 League Division One
13 Mar 1911 Newcastle United v Derby County W 4-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
18 Mar 1911 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 1-0 League Division One
25 Mar 1911 Newcastle United v Chelsea W 3-0 FA Cup Semi-final
01 Apr 1911 Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
03 Apr 1911 Sheffield United v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1911 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1911 Bradford City v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
22 Apr 1911 Bradford City v Newcastle United D 0-0 FA Cup Final
26 Apr 1911 Bradford City v Newcastle United L 1-0 FA Cup Final replay
29 Apr 1911 Newcastle United v Manchester City D 3-3 League Division One
02 Sep 1911 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
06 Sep 1911 Newcastle United v Everton W 2-0 League Division One
09 Sep 1911 Newcastle United v Bradford City L 0-2 League Division One
23 Sep 1911 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 1-0 League Division One
30 Sep 1911 Everton v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
07 Oct 1911 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 League Division One
14 Oct 1911 Sunderland v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
21 Oct 1911 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 4-2 League Division One
28 Oct 1911 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
04 Nov 1911 Newcastle United v Bury W 3-2 League Division One
11 Nov 1911 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
18 Nov 1911 Newcastle United v Notts County W 3-2 League Division One
25 Nov 1911 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
02 Dec 1911 Newcastle United v Manchester United L 2-3 League Division One
09 Dec 1911 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
16 Dec 1911 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 6-2 League Division One
23 Dec 1911 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1911 Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United W 2-4 League Division One
26 Dec 1911 Newcastle United v Sheffield United D 2-2 League Division One
30 Dec 1911 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 5-2 League Division One
01 Jan 1912 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
10 Feb 1912 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
17 Feb 1912 Newcastle United v Sunderland W 3-1 League Division One
24 Feb 1912 Newcastle United v Preston North End W 1-0 League Division One
02 Mar 1912 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-2 League Division One
09 Mar 1912 Bury v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
16 Mar 1912 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough L 0-1 League Division One
23 Mar 1912 Notts County v Newcastle United W 1-4 League Division One
06 Apr 1912 Manchester United v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
09 Apr 1912 Bradford City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
13 Apr 1912 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
20 Apr 1912 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
27 Apr 1912 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
16 Nov 1912 Newcastle United v Derby County L 2-4 League Division One
15 Mar 1913 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.