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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Will | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-10-07) 7 October 1972 (age 49) | ||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | Scotland under-21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
FIFA U-17 World Cup awards | |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | |
| Golden Shoe | |
| Golden Glove | |