Dave Willis
| Date of birth | July 1881 |
| Place of birth | Byker |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Wing half |
| Died | 26 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 |
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| 1907-08 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 20 | 1 |
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| 1908-09 | Newcastle United | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1908-09 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1908-09 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 20 | 1 |
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| 1909-10 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1909-10 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 10 | ||||
| 1910-11 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 1910-11 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 10 | 1 |
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| 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.