Louis Weller (footballer)

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]

Louis Weller
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 (1951-10) (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

Personal life

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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] 5 0 0 0 5 0
1911–12[6] 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] 6 0 0 0 6 0
1919–20[6] 28 0 1 0 29 0
1920–21[6] 9 0 4 0 13 0
1921–22[6] 5 0 0 0 5 0
Everton total 65 2 5 0 70 2
Career total 92 6 8 0 100 6

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 306. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Louis Weller on Lives of the First World War
  3. "Player-based information – 1909–1917". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. Junius (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Everton". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  5. "Lewis Charles Weller | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. "Louis Weller". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. "Line-ups – 1912–13". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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