Career
Willis guested for Portuguese Vale and Crewe Alexandra in 1946. In 1947 he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion, who struggled at the foot of the Third Division South table in the 1947-1948 campaign, before rising to sixth place in 1948-1949. He scored 13 goals in 28 league games for Don Welsh"s "Seagulls", before leaving the Goldstone Ground for Plymouth Argyle in 1949.
Jimmy Rae"s "Pilgrims" suffered relegation out of the Second Division in 1949-1950.
Argyle finished fourth in the Third Division South in 1950-1951, before winning promotion as the division"s champions in 1951-1952. The Home Park club then came to within two places of promotion to the First Division in 1952-1953, before dropping down to within two places of relegation in 1953-1954.
Plymouth finished just one place and three points above the drop zone in 1954-1955, before suffering relegation in 1955-1956 under the stewardship of Jack Rowley. Willis scored 14 goals in 59 league appearances for the club
He joined Norman Dodgin"s Exeter City in 1956, and spent the 1956-1957 season at Street James Park, before a spell in the Western League with Taunton Town.