| Roger Willis | |
| Fullname: | Roger Christopher Willis[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
| Position: | Midfielder / Forward |
| Years1: | 198?–1988 |
| Clubs1: | Dunkirk |
| Years2: | 1988–1990 |
| Clubs2: | Grimsby Town |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1990 |
| Clubs3: | → Boston United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 1990–1992 |
| Clubs4: | Barnet |
| Caps4: | 81 |
| Goals4: | 23 |
| Years5: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs5: | Watford |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 1993–1994 |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 1994–1996 |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 1996–1997 |
| Caps8: | 40 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 1997–2002 |
| Clubs9: | Chesterfield |
| Caps9: | 135 |
| Goals9: | 21 |
| Years10: | 2002 |
| Caps10: | 4 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2002 |
| Clubs11: | Kettering Town |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2002 |
| Clubs12: | Stevenage Borough |
| Caps12: | 1 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs13: | Cambridge City |
| Caps13: | 2 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2003 |
| Clubs14: | Hucknall Town |
| Caps14: | 1 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2004 |
| Clubs15: | St Albans City |
| Caps15: | 5 |
| Goals15: | 2 |
Roger Christopher Willis (born 17 June 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League between 1989 and 2002 playing for seven different clubs.
Willis, a native of Sheffield generally known by his nickname of Harry, played for Nottingham-based non-league club Dunkirk before joining Grimsby Town in 1989.[2] He made ten first-team appearances for the Mariners in all competitions,[3] and spent time on loan to Boston United in the Conference,[4] before being sold to Barnet for £10,000 at the end of the 1989–90 season.[2]
In his first season with Barnet, Willis helped them win the Conference title and consequent promotion to the Football League.[2] A flourishing second season, in which he was one of the key players as Barnet reached the playoff semifinal,[5] earned him a move to First Division (second-tier) club Watford in October 1992 for a fee of £175,000.[2] After a relatively unsuccessful year with the Hornets,[6] he rejoined former Barnet manager Barry Fry, now at fellow First Division club Birmingham City, for a fee of £150,000.[2] Willis left for Southend United after ten months,[2] and went on to feature for Peterborough United before settling down for a five-year spell with Third Division (fourth-tier) Chesterfield, whom he helped gain promotion in the 2000–01 season.[7]
Released by Chesterfield in 2002, he made a brief return to Peterborough, followed by occasional appearances for non-league clubs Kettering Town, Stevenage Borough, Cambridge City and Hucknall Town, before retiring from the game in February 2003.[8] [9] He came out of retirement to play for St Albans City in 2004.[10]
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