Robert Wallis (footballer)

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Robert Wallis
Personal information
Full name Robert Wallis[1]
Date of birth 1904[1]
Place of birth Hanley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Trentham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924–1926 Port Vale 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Wallis (born 1904; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played one game as a goalkeeper for Port Vale in May 1925.

Career[edit]

Wallis played for Trentham before joining Port Vale in July 1924.[1] He played his only league game for the Second Division club on the last day of the 1924–25 season, a 1–1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage on 2 May.[1] Regular number one Tom Fern was out and back-up Sidney Brown had conceded four goals at Old Trafford seven days previous.[1] Having not being selected since, he was released from The Old Recreation Ground at the end of the 1925–26 season.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1924–25 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1925–26 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 301. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Robert Wallis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)