Len Wills

Date of birth08 November 1927
Place of birthHackney
NationalityEnglish
PositionFull back

An unflappable full-back and classic one-club man, Londoner Len was probably at his best during his right wing partnership with Gerry Ward and Danny Clapton.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Eton Manor 01 Oct 1949
Arsenal 01 Oct 1949

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1953-54 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1953-54 Arsenal League Division One 30
1954-55 Arsenal League Division One 24
1
1955-56 Arsenal League Division One 15
1956-57 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1956-57 Arsenal League Division One 18
1957-58 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1957-58 Arsenal League Division One 18
1
1958-59 Arsenal FA Cup 5
1958-59 Arsenal League Division One 33
1
1959-60 Arsenal FA Cup 3
1959-60 Arsenal League Division One 33
1
1960-61 Arsenal League Division One 24


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
10 Oct 1953 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal W 1-4 League Division One
17 Oct 1953 Arsenal v Burnley L 2-5 League Division One
24 Oct 1953 Charlton Athletic v Arsenal W 1-5 League Division One
31 Oct 1953 Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-1 League Division One
07 Nov 1953 Manchester United v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
14 Nov 1953 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 4-3 League Division One
21 Nov 1953 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
28 Nov 1953 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 2-1 League Division One
05 Dec 1953 Middlesbrough v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
12 Dec 1953 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion D 2-2 League Division One
19 Dec 1953 Huddersfield Town v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1953 Blackpool v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
28 Dec 1953 Arsenal v Blackpool D 1-1 League Division One
09 Jan 1954 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 5-1 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Jan 1954 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
23 Jan 1954 Arsenal v Sunderland L 1-4 League Division One
30 Jan 1954 Arsenal v Norwich City L 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
06 Feb 1954 Manchester City v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
13 Feb 1954 Arsenal v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Division One
24 Feb 1954 Preston North End v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
27 Feb 1954 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-3 League Division One
06 Mar 1954 Burnley v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
13 Mar 1954 Arsenal v Charlton Athletic D 3-3 League Division One
20 Mar 1954 Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
27 Mar 1954 Arsenal v Manchester United W 3-1 League Division One
03 Apr 1954 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
06 Apr 1954 Arsenal v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
10 Apr 1954 Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1954 Arsenal v Portsmouth W 3-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1954 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 5-2 League Division One
19 Apr 1954 Portsmouth v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
24 Apr 1954 Arsenal v Middlesbrough W 3-1 League Division One
21 Aug 1954 Arsenal v Newcastle United L 1-3 League Division One
25 Aug 1954 Everton v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1954 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
31 Aug 1954 Arsenal v Everton W 2-0 League Division One
04 Sep 1954 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 League Division One
08 Sep 1954 Manchester City v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
11 Sep 1954 Arsenal v Sheffield United W 4-0 League Division One
14 Sep 1954 Arsenal v Manchester City L 2-3 League Division One
18 Sep 1954 Preston North End v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
16 Oct 1954 Arsenal v Portsmouth L 0-1 League Division One
20 Nov 1954 Manchester United v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1954 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
04 Dec 1954 Blackpool v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
11 Dec 1954 Arsenal v Charlton Athletic W 3-1 League Division One
18 Dec 1954 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 5-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1955 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
02 Apr 1955 Huddersfield Town v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1955 Arsenal v Cardiff City W 2-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1955 Arsenal v Blackpool W 3-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1955 Cardiff City v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
16 Apr 1955 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1955 Sheffield United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
23 Apr 1955 Arsenal v Manchester United L 2-3 League Division One
30 Apr 1955 Portsmouth v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1955 Sunderland v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
01 Oct 1955 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 1-0 League Division One
08 Oct 1955 Everton v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
15 Oct 1955 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 1-0 League Division One
22 Oct 1955 Luton Town v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
29 Oct 1955 Arsenal v Charlton Athletic L 2-4 League Division One
05 Nov 1955 Manchester United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
12 Nov 1955 Arsenal v Sheffield United W 2-1 League Division One
19 Nov 1955 Preston North End v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1955 Arsenal v Burnley L 0-1 League Division One
03 Dec 1955 Birmingham City v Arsenal L 4-0 League Division One
10 Dec 1955 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 League Division One
17 Dec 1955 Arsenal v Blackpool W 4-1 League Division One
14 Jan 1956 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division One
21 Jan 1956 Portsmouth v Arsenal L 5-2 League Division One
21 Aug 1956 Arsenal v Burnley W 2-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1956 Birmingham City v Arsenal L 4-2 League Division One
28 Aug 1956 Burnley v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
01 Sep 1956 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion W 4-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1956 Arsenal v Preston North End L 1-2 League Division One
08 Sep 1956 Portsmouth v Arsenal W 2-3 League Division One
10 Sep 1956 Preston North End v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
15 Sep 1956 Arsenal v Newcastle United L 0-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1956 Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal W 2-4 League Division One
20 Oct 1956 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 League Division One
27 Oct 1956 Everton v Arsenal L 4-0 League Division One
03 Nov 1956 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
10 Nov 1956 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal L 5-2 League Division One
17 Nov 1956 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
23 Feb 1957 Arsenal v Everton W 2-0 League Division One
02 Mar 1957 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal D 2-2 FA Cup Quarter-final
05 Mar 1957 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
13 Mar 1957 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
16 Mar 1957 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
22 Apr 1957 Blackpool v Arsenal W 2-4 League Division One
31 Aug 1957 Arsenal v Luton Town W 2-0 League Division One
28 Sep 1957 Arsenal v Leeds United W 2-1 League Division One
02 Oct 1957 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 4-0 League Division One
05 Oct 1957 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
26 Oct 1957 Chelsea v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
30 Nov 1957 Arsenal v Newcastle United L 2-3 League Division One
04 Jan 1958 Northampton Town v Arsenal L 3-1 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 1958 Arsenal v Blackpool L 2-3 League Division One
08 Mar 1958 Arsenal v Chelsea W 5-4 League Division One
15 Mar 1958 Manchester City v Arsenal W 2-4 League Division One
19 Mar 1958 Leeds United v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
22 Mar 1958 Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 League Division One
29 Mar 1958 Portsmouth v Arsenal L 5-4 League Division One
07 Apr 1958 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0-2 League Division One
08 Apr 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
12 Apr 1958 Newcastle United v Arsenal D 3-3 League Division One
19 Apr 1958 Arsenal v Burnley D 0-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1958 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
26 Apr 1958 Preston North End v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1958 Everton v Arsenal W 1-6 League Division One
09 Sep 1958 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 6-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1958 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 League Division One
17 Sep 1958 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
20 Sep 1958 Arsenal v Manchester City W 4-1 League Division One
27 Sep 1958 Leeds United v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
04 Oct 1958 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion W 4-3 League Division One
11 Oct 1958 Manchester United v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
18 Oct 1958 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
22 Oct 1958 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
25 Oct 1958 Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal L 4-2 League Division One
01 Nov 1958 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 3-2 League Division One
08 Nov 1958 West Ham United v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
15 Nov 1958 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest W 3-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1958 Chelsea v Arsenal W 0-3 League Division One
29 Nov 1958 Arsenal v Blackpool L 1-4 League Division One
06 Dec 1958 Portsmouth v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1958 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 1-2 League Division One
20 Dec 1958 Arsenal v Preston North End L 1-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1958 Luton Town v Arsenal L 6-3 League Division One
27 Dec 1958 Arsenal v Luton Town W 1-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1959 Leicester City v Arsenal W 2-3 League Division One
10 Jan 1959 Bury v Arsenal W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
17 Jan 1959 Arsenal v Everton W 3-1 League Division One
24 Jan 1959 Colchester United v Arsenal D 2-2 FA Cup 4th round
28 Jan 1959 Arsenal v Colchester United W 4-0 FA Cup 4th round replay
31 Jan 1959 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal W 1-4 League Division One
07 Feb 1959 Manchester City v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
14 Feb 1959 Arsenal v Sheffield United D 2-2 FA Cup 5th round
18 Feb 1959 Sheffield United v Arsenal L 3-0 FA Cup 5th round replay
21 Feb 1959 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
24 Feb 1959 Arsenal v Leeds United W 1-0 League Division One
28 Feb 1959 Arsenal v Manchester United W 3-2 League Division One
07 Mar 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal L 6-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1959 Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1959 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
25 Apr 1959 Arsenal v Portsmouth W 5-2 League Division One
04 May 1959 Arsenal v Birmingham City W 2-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1959 Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1959 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal W 0-3 League Division One
29 Aug 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal D 3-3 League Division One
01 Sep 1959 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
05 Sep 1959 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
09 Sep 1959 Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1959 Arsenal v Manchester City W 3-1 League Division One
15 Sep 1959 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 2-1 League Division One
19 Sep 1959 Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
26 Sep 1959 Arsenal v Blackpool W 2-1 League Division One
03 Oct 1959 Everton v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
10 Oct 1959 Manchester United v Arsenal L 4-2 League Division One
17 Oct 1959 Arsenal v Preston North End L 0-3 League Division One
24 Oct 1959 Leicester City v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
31 Oct 1959 Arsenal v Birmingham City W 3-0 League Division One
07 Nov 1959 Leeds United v Arsenal L 3-2 League Division One
14 Nov 1959 Arsenal v West Ham United L 1-3 League Division One
21 Nov 1959 Chelsea v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
28 Nov 1959 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion L 2-4 League Division One
05 Dec 1959 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 4-1 League Division One
12 Dec 1959 Arsenal v Burnley L 2-4 League Division One
19 Dec 1959 Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal L 5-1 League Division One
28 Dec 1959 Luton Town v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
02 Jan 1960 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 4-4 League Division One
09 Jan 1960 Rotherham United v Arsenal D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1960 Arsenal v Rotherham United D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
16 Jan 1960 Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
18 Jan 1960 Rotherham United v Arsenal L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay
23 Jan 1960 Manchester City v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
06 Feb 1960 Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers W 5-2 League Division One
13 Feb 1960 Blackpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1960 Arsenal v Fulham W 2-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1960 Birmingham City v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1960 Fulham v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
23 Apr 1960 Arsenal v Manchester United W 5-2 League Division One
30 Apr 1960 West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
20 Aug 1960 Burnley v Arsenal L 3-2 League Division One
23 Aug 1960 Arsenal v Preston North End W 1-0 League Division One
27 Aug 1960 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest W 3-0 League Division One
30 Aug 1960 Preston North End v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1960 Manchester City v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1960 Arsenal v Birmingham City W 2-0 League Division One
10 Sep 1960 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-3 League Division One
14 Sep 1960 Birmingham City v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
17 Sep 1960 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 5-0 League Division One
24 Sep 1960 Cardiff City v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
01 Oct 1960 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division One
08 Oct 1960 Leicester City v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
15 Oct 1960 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
22 Oct 1960 Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal W 2-4 League Division One
29 Oct 1960 Arsenal v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
05 Nov 1960 West Ham United v Arsenal L 6-0 League Division One
12 Nov 1960 Arsenal v Chelsea L 1-4 League Division One
19 Nov 1960 Blackpool v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1960 Arsenal v Everton W 3-2 League Division One
03 Dec 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal L 5-3 League Division One
10 Dec 1960 Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers W 5-1 League Division One
17 Dec 1960 Arsenal v Burnley L 2-5 League Division One
04 Feb 1961 Newcastle United v Arsenal D 3-3 League Division One
11 Feb 1961 Arsenal v Cardiff City L 2-3 League Division One


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