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of Laney Green - Shareshill Parish Staffordshire
WILLIAM PACE b 2 Nov 1864 of Laney Green + ELIZABETH DAVIS nee SQUIRE
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Charles Pace - 1937 |
WILLIAM, brother of Charles Vicarage PACE. Their father EDWARD 1845-1877 died when William was about 4 years old. The mother, EMILY PACE (nee CULWICK) remarried REUBEN DUDLEY prior to the census of 1881. WILLIAM PACE, of LANEY GREEN, grandfather of famous football player, DEREK PACE, born in ESSINGTON 11 March 1932, educated at the National School, BLOXWICH. |
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of football fame Derek played for Bloxwich Strollers of the Birmingham League and was signed on to ASTON VILLA, Sept. 1949. |
Nicknamed "Doc" he was a hardy and tough player, a real problem for defenders to cope with. He played 98 times for them, scoring 37 goals. However opportunities were limited with Villa. After not being selected for the Villa's 1957 cup final side, he moved to SHEFFIED UNITED Dec 1957. At Sheffield he began to show a real opportunist trait, scoring 140 goals in 253 appearances. |
Derek was ever present when the club achieved First Division status again, scoring 26 goals. He was United's top scorer for six seasons before moving to Notts County in 1964, playing 29 matches, scoring 15 goals. He then moved to Walsall in July 1966, only playing 4 matches plus one as substitute, scoring one goal.
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After retiring from football, Derek became a sales representative. He died in 1989. During his footbal career, Derek scored 193 goals in 385 appearances. Derek's mother, EMILY PACE and younger brother KEN PACE, were also football players
ESSINGTON Staffordshire
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