William Oliver (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Oliver[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1891[2] | ||
Place of birth | Walthamstow, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1908–1909 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
1909–1913 | |||
1913–1915 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William Oliver (born 1891 – date of death unknown) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur.[1]
Career[]
Oliver began his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1908, before joining the following year.[3] The outside left re-joined Spurs in 1913 and made two appearances for the White Hart Lane club, before leaving for the second time in 1915.[3][4]
Personal life[]
In December 1914, four months since the outbreak of the First World War, Oliver was one of the first footballers to enlist in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[3] He was deployed to the Western Front in November 1915.[3] After just 15 days of active service, he returned to Britain after suffering a knee injury and was subsequently discharged from the army in September 1916.[3]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1913–14[5] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 221. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ William Oliver on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b c d e "William Oliver | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 4 December 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
- ^ "William Oliver". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- 1891 births
- Footballers from Walthamstow
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Walthamstow Grange F.C. players
- Association football outside forwards