Jon Wallis

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Jon Wallis
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Kevin Wallis [1]
Date of birth (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth Gravesend, [1] England
Position(s) Central midfielder, right back
Youth career
000?–2004 Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 Gillingham 17 (0)
2004 → Hastings United (loan) 11 (2)
2005 → Hastings United (loan) 6 (1)
2006–2007 Hereford United 2 (0)
2006 → Dover Athletic (loan) 12 (1)
2007 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2 (0)
2007–2011 Dover Athletic 125 (20)
2011–2013 Dartford 62 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:35, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Jonathan Kevin Wallis (born 4 April 1986) is an English footballer.

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Career

He progressed through the youth ranks at Gillingham and signed his first professional contract, at the beginning of the 2005–06 season. Prior to this he had spent three months work experience at Hastings United where he made 14 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals. Two of these goals were in the preliminary rounds of the FA Cup. He returned to the Pilot Field in September 2005 on a month's loan. Back at Gillingham, Wallis had been a mainstay in the youth and reserve teams and it was following some strong performances in the reserve team that Neale Cooper decided to hand Wallis his debut.

Although normally a central midfielder, Wallis made his debut at right back in the Football League Trophy match at home to Crawley Town. Gillingham won 2–0 that night in a game that went to extra time and Wallis played exceptionally well in an unfamiliar position. In particular, Wallis showed a willingness to get forward to support the attack, and was involved in the thick of the action when he cleared a goal-bound effort during normal time.

Wallis went on to make around twenty performances in the 2005–06 season, almost entirely at right-back, however on 9 May 2006 he was released by Gillingham. [2] A few weeks later he signed for Hereford United. However, he made only two substitute appearances for the Bulls.

On 28 October 2006, he went on loan to Dover as midfield cover, making 12 appearances and scoring his first goal of the season in the 4–0 win over Ashford Town. On 19 February 2007 he went out on loan again, this time to Dagenham & Redbridge, making two substitute appearances. [3]

On 27 March 2007, he left Hereford by mutual consent and subsequently signed for Dover Athletic until the end of the season.

Andy Hessenthaler was appointed Dover Athletic manager in June 2007, and Wallis turned down a Football League club[ citation needed ] in order to spend at least another year at the Kent club to develop his game under the former Gillingham manager.

After Dover Athletic won the Isthmian League Division One South title, Wallis opted to sign a new one-year deal in May 2008. The following season saw more success for the Kent club as they won the Isthmian League Premier Division at the first time of asking, which prompted Wallis to sign another new contract for Dover Athletic.

Wallis joined Conference South side Dartford in 2011 after a falling-out of a number of players with then Dover manager Martin Hayes.

Career statistics

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2004–05 [4] Championship 000000—00
2005–06 [5] League One 17010101 [lower-alpha 1] 0200
Total170101010200
Hastings United (loan) 2004–05 [6] Isthmian Division One 11200—00112
2005–06 [6] Isthmian Division One6100—0061
Total17300—00173
Hereford United 2006–07 [7] League Two 2000000020
Dover Athletic (loan) 2006–07 [8] Isthmian Division One South 12100—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0131
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)2006–07 [7] Conference National 2000—0020
Dover Athletic 2007–08 [9] Isthmian Division One South41830—5 [lower-alpha 3] 0498
2008–09 [10] Isthmian Premier Division 30711—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0328
2009–10 [11] Conference South 26423—3 [lower-alpha 3] 1318
2010–11 [12] Conference South28161—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0352
Total12520125—10114726
Dartford 2011–12 [13] Conference South29210—7 [lower-alpha 5] 0372
2012–13 [14] Conference Premier 33310—6 [lower-alpha 6] 1404
Total62520—131776
Career total237291551025227836
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in Kent Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Five appearances in FA Trophy, two in Kent Senior Cup
  6. ↑ Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Kent Senior Cup

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References

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  2. ↑ "Released Gills youngster admits exit shock". Kent Online. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Dagenham snap up Wallis and Eyre
  4. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Jon Wallis - Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2006/2007 for Dover Athletic" . Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2007/2008". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2008/2009". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2009/2010". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2010/2011". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2011/2012". Dartford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jon Wallis in 2012/2013". Dartford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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