David Willacy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Lewis Willacy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1916[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 1941 (aged 25)[1] | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1933 | Greenbrae Juveniles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1937 | Queen of the South | 9 | (0) |
| 1938–1939 | Preston North End | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Lewis Willacy (13 June 1916 – 1 September 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Scottish Football League for Queen of the South and the Football League for Preston North End.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Willacy was married and served as a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[1] He was killed in a training accident flying Hawker Hurricane V7467 on 1 September 1941.[1][4] Willacy was buried at Annan Cemetery.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Queen of the South | 1934–35[3] | Scottish League Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1936–37[3] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Preston North End | 1938–39[2] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Casualty Details: David Lewis Willacy". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b c David Willacy at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Sergeant David Lewis WILLACY (1014571) of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve". RAFCommands. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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