Chris Weller (footballer)

Christopher William Weller (25 December 1939 – 4 June 2018) was a professional association footballer who played as a forward for eight different clubs over a 20-year career.

Chris Weller
Personal information
Full name Christopher William Weller
Date of birth (1939-12-25)25 December 1939
Place of birth Reading, England
Date of death 4 June 2018(2018-06-04) (aged 78)
Place of death Wimborne Minster, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1959 Reading
1959–1965 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
1965–1966 Bristol Rovers 3 (0)
1966–1967 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
1967–1973 Yeovil Town 218 (102)
1973–1975 Salisbury City
1975–1977 Poole Town
1977–1978 Ringwood Town
1978–???? Holt United
Managerial career
1978–1983 Holt United (player-manager)
1983–1985 Shaftesbury
1985–1987 Holt United
1987–1989 Wimborne Town
1989–1992 Brockenhurst
1992–1993 Wimborne Town
1993–???? Bournemouth F.C. (coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He began his career with his home town club, Reading, for whom he played as an amateur, before moving on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (now known as A.F.C. Bournemouth) in 1959. He made 111 appearances, scoring 26 goals, in two spells with The Cherries which was interspersed with a brief stint at Bristol Rovers, where he played three games. After departing Bournemouth in 1967 he spent the remainder of his career playing and managing in non-League football around the south of England.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Weller". Bristol Rovers Football Club. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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