William Oliver (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Oliver[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 1892[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Walthamstow, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1909 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1909–1913 | Walthamstow Grange | ||
| 1913–1915 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Oliver (born September 1892; date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur as an outside left.[1]
Career
[edit]Oliver began his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1908, before joining Walthamstow Grange the following year.[4] 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.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In December 1914, four months after the outbreak of the First World War, Oliver was one of the first footballers to enlist in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[4] He was deployed to the Western Front in November 1915.[4] 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.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 221. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ William Oliver at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Goodwin, Bob (2017). The Spurs Alphabet. Lulu.com. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- ^ a b c d e "William Oliver". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "William Oliver". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- 1892 births
- Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
- People from Walthamstow
- English men's 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
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Military personnel from the London Borough of Waltham Forest