| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Willis | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Swindon Town | 92 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Kidderminster Harriers | 12 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Hinckley United | 42 | (1) |
| Total | 162 | (3) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Adam Willis (born 21 September 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender who made over 100 appearances in the Football League. He is now a P.E teacher at Trinity Catholic School, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
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Born in Nuneaton, Willis began his career with Coventry City. However, he never made an appearance for the first team, and instead made his professional debut in 1998 with Swindon Town. Between 1998 and 2003, Willis made a total of 92 league appearances for Swindon.[1] While at Swindon, Willis played 10 league games on loan at Mansfield Town.[2] Willis later played for Kidderminster Harriers, making 12 league appearances during the 2003–04 season.[3] While at Kidderminster, Willis spent a loan spell at non-league Burton Albion, and after leaving Kidderminster in 2004, signed for non-league club Hinckley United.[4][5]
Willis has a daughter named Ella (born 2002) with model Danielle Lineker.[6] He graduated from the University of Worcester gaining a first class honours degree in Physical Education and then going on to complete the Graduate Teacher Programme to become a Secondary PE Teacher.[7]