| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, United States | ||
| Date of death | c. November 1918 | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | |||
| 1913–1918 | Hibernian | 34 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Wilson (1890 – November 1918) was an American professional soccer player who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian as an outside right. He was a part of the Hibs team which reached the 1914 Scottish Cup Final.
Personal life
Wilson enlisted in the British Army during the First World War and died in November 1918.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 1913–14 | Scottish First Division | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 10 |
| 1914–15 | 13 | 3 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 1918–19 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 13 | ||
References
- ^ "Hibernian Football Club in the First World War" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "hibs.net – We Are Hibernian FC – Part Eighteen". hibs.net Messageboard. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- "Scottish Cup Final | Easy Victory for Celtic over Hibernians". The Scotsman. April 17, 1914. Retrieved August 6, 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
- "Hibernian FC players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian Player Robert Wilson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
External links
- Bobby Wilson at Soccerbase
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- 1890 births
- Soccer players from Chicago
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- American emigrants to Scotland
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- American men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- 1918 deaths
- British military personnel killed in World War I
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