William Oliver (born September 1892; date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur as an outside left.
[1] Oliver began his career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1908, before joining Walthamstow Grange the following year.
[4] The outside left re-joined Spurs in 1913 and made two appearances for the White Hart Lane club, before leaving for the second time in 1915.
[4] In December 1914, four months after the outbreak of the First World War, Oliver was one of the first footballers to enlist in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.
[4] After just 15 days of active service, he returned to Britain after suffering a knee injury and was subsequently discharged from the army in September 1916.