William Ollis (12 August 1871 – May 1940) was an English professional
footballer
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who played as a
right half
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. Born in
Bordesley Green
Bordesley Green is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England about two miles east of the city centre. It also contains a road of the same name. It is in the Bordesley Green Ward which also covers some of Small Heath.
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,
Birmingham, Ollis played 121 games in the
Football Alliance and
the Football League for
Small Heath. He was part of the team which won the inaugural
Second Division championship in
1892–93 and gained
promotion to the
First Division via the
Test Match system the following season. He also played for
Warwick County and
Hereford Thistle. He died in Birmingham at the age of 68.
Honours
;Small Heath
*
Football League Second Division:
1892–93
*Second Division: runners-up
1893–94
References
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1871 births
1940 deaths
Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
English footballers
Association football wing halves
Warwick County F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Hereford Thistle F.C. players
Football Alliance players
English Football League players
Date of death missing
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