Louis Weller (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Charles Weller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Date of death | September 1951 (aged 64)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908 | Chesterfield Town | ||
| Leek United | |||
| 1909–1912 | Everton | 7 | (1) |
| 1912–1913 | Chesterfield Town | 27 | (4) |
| 1913–1922 | Everton | 58 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Louis Charles Weller (7 May 1887 – September 1951) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Everton and Chesterfield Town.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Weller served as a gunner in the Motor Machine Gun Service and the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War.[2][5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1909–10[6] | First Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1910–11[6] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1911–12[6] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Chesterfield Town | 1912–13[7] | Midland League | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Everton | 1913–14[6] | First Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 1914–15[6] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1919–20[6] | First Division | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 1920–21[6] | First Division | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1921–22[6] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 6 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 306. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Louis Weller on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Player-based information – 1909–1917". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Junius (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Everton". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ "Lewis Charles Weller | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Louis Weller". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups – 1912–13". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Machine Gun Corps soldiers
- 1887 births
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football wing halves
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Military personnel from Stoke-on-Trent
- Everton F.C. players
- Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent
- 1951 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Motor Machine Gun Service soldiers
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs