Louis Weller (footballer) explained

Louis Weller
Fullname:Louis Charles Weller
Birth Date:7 May 1887
Birth Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England
Death Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Height:[2]
Position:Left back, wing half
Years1:1908
Clubs1:Chesterfield Town
Clubs2:Leek United
Years3:1909–1912
Clubs3:Everton
Caps3:7
Goals3:1
Years4:1912–1913
Clubs4:Chesterfield Town
Caps4:27
Goals4:4
Years5:1913–1922
Clubs5:Everton
Caps5:58
Goals5:1

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.[3]

Personal life

Weller served as a gunner in the Motor Machine Gun Service and the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War.[4]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton1909–10[5] First Division110011
1910–11First Division500050
1911–12First Division100010
Total710071
Chesterfield Town1912–13[6] Midland League27430304
Everton1913–14First Division10100101
1914–15First Division600060
1919–20First Division28010290
1920–21First Division9040130
1921–22First Division500050
Total65250702
Career total926801006

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player-based information – 1909–1917 . 21 December 2018 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.
  2. News: Junius . 22 August 1921 . First Division prospects. Everton . 5 . Athletic News . Manchester.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 306.
  4. Web site: Lewis Charles Weller Service Record . 21 December 2018 . Football and the First World War . en.
  5. Web site: Louis Weller . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190120102228/http://www.evertonfc.com/players/l/lw/louis-weller . 20 January 2019 . 21 December 2018 . Everton Football Club.
  6. Web site: Line-ups – 1912–13 . 21 December 2018 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.