Willis Vaughton

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Willis Vaughton
Personal information
Full name Willis Vaughton
Date of birth(1911-01-20)20 January 1911
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 17 December 2007(2007-12-17) (aged 96)
Place of death Sheffield, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1933–1934 Huddersfield Town 2 (1)
1934–1935 Sheffield United 3 (0)
1935–1936 Boston United
1936–1939 New Brighton 110 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willis Vaughton (20 January 1911 – 17 December 2007) was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Boston United and New Brighton. [1] He was born and died in Sheffield.

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