| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackford, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1914 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Paris, France | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | Dumbarton | 11 | (3) |
| 1913–1914 | Vale of Leven | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Wilson (1889 – 20 September 1914) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Vale of Leven and Dumbarton as a half back.
Personal life
Wilson was married. After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, he enlisted as a private in The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in Auchterarder. Wilson died of wounds at the Hotel Majestic Military Hospital in Paris on 20 September 1914 and was buried in the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dumbarton | 1912–13 | Scottish Second Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Vale of Leven | 1913–14 | Scottish Second Division | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Career total | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "John Wilson – Player Statistics". The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- John Wilson on Lives of the First World War
- "John Wilson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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- Scottish men's footballers
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- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Vale of Leven F.C. players
- Footballers from Perth and Kinross
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- Burials at the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
- Military personnel from Perth and Kinross
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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