Jim Will
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| Full name | James Will | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Turriff, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Turriff United | |||||||||||||||||
| Deveronvale | |||||||||||||||||
| Turriff United | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Peterhead | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Scotland under-16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Scotland under-21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
James Will (born 7 October 1972) is a Scottish former professional football goalkeeper, who played for Arsenal, Dunfermline Athletic, Turriff United, Deveronvale[1] and Peterhead.[2]
Will played for Scotland youth national teams. He was the first choice goalkeeper as Scotland progressed to the final of the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, which they lost on a penalty shootout to Saudi Arabia.[3] Will won the player of the tournament award, having only conceded three goals in the competition.[3] He later made three appearances for the Scotland under-21 team.[4]
After leaving professional football,[5] Will became a police officer in the Grampian force area.[6]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jim Will at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aberdeenshire
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Turriff United F.C. players
- Peterhead F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Deveronvale F.C. players
- Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
- Sheffield United F.C. players