Robert Wallis (footballer)

Robert Wallis

Personal information
Full name	Robert Wallis[1]
Date of birth	1904[1]
Place of birth	Hanley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Trentham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1924–1926	Port Vale	1	(0)
Total		1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Robert Wallis (born 1904; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played one game as a goalkeeper for Port Vale in May 1925.

Playing career

Wallis played for Trentham before joining Port Vale in July 1924.^[1] He played his only league game for the Second Division club on the last day of the 1924–25 season, a 1–1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage on 2 May.^[1] Regular number one Tom Fern was out and back-up Sidney Brown had conceded four goals at Old Trafford seven days previous.^[1] Having not being selected since, he was released from The Old Recreation Ground at the end of the 1925–26 season.^[1]

Statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1924–25	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1925–26		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 301. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.