Paul Willis (English footballer)

Paul Willis
Personal information
Full name Paul Edward Willis
Date of birth (1970-01-24)24 January 1970
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 7 September 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 41)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Halifax Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Halifax Town 5 (0)
1989–19?? Darlington 5 (1)
1992 Southport 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Edward Willis (24 January 1970 – 9 July 2011) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Halifax Town and Darlington. He also played in Darlington's 1989–90 Conference-winning team, and in the Northern Premier League for Southport.

Willis was born in Liverpool in 1970. His older brother Jimmy also became a footballer. Paul Willis and wife Dawn had two children. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2011 at the age of 41.