| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James Will | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Turriff, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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]
- ^ "Jim Will". www.deveronvale.co.uk. Deveronvale FC. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Peterhead wait for Polish clearance". The Scotsman. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b "U16 World Cup Squad of 1989 Reunite". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "James Will". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Ken Salmon. "Lost soccer talents: teen players who sparkled too early". 90soccer.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Freeze frame: FIFA under-16 World Cup Final, 24 June 1989 Scotland 2 Saudi Arabia 2 (after extra time): Saudi Arabia won 5-4 on penalties". The Scotsman. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2015.