Football Career
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Mervyn Wallace | ||
| Date of birth | (1917-03-09)9 March 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandown, England | ||
| Date of death | 1978 (aged 60–61) | ||
| Playing position | Outside-left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1939 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Wallace was selected to represent the Universities Athletic Union against an Amateur XI in a football match played at The Dell in February 1939. Wallace's abilities on the left-wing brought him to the attention of the Saints' management, who immediately signed him as an amateur.
He made his first-team debut at Maine Road against Manchester City on 18 March 1939, in place of Harry Osman, who had been sold to Millwall. Reports suggest that Wallace found his debut "somewhat overwhelming" and he "struggled to find any rhythm". Wallace returned to the reserves whilst continuing his education and made a few appearances for the reserves during the Second World War.
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