Adam Peter Willis (born 21 September 1976) is an English former professional

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who played as a central defender who made over 100 appearances in the Football League.

Career

Born in

Nuneaton Nuneaton ( ) is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth in northern Warwickshire, England, close to the county border with Leicestershire and West Midlands County.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : Nuneaton's ...

, Willis began his career with

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

. However, he never made an appearance for the first team, and instead made his professional debut in 1998 with Swindon Town. Between 1998 and 2003, Willis made a total of 92 league appearances for Swindon. While at Swindon, Willis played 10 league games on loan at

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

. Willis later played for

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

, making 12 league appearances during the 2003–04 season. While at Kidderminster, Willis spent a loan spell at non-league Burton Albion, and after leaving Kidderminster in 2004, signed for non-league club Hinckley United.

Personal life

Willis graduated from the University of Worcester gaining a first class honours degree in Physical Education and then going on to complete the Graduate Teacher Programme to become a Secondary PE Teacher.

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* 1976 births Living people English men's footballers Coventry City F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players English Football League players Alumni of the University of Worcester Schoolteachers from Warwickshire Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Nuneaton {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub