Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Harold Wileman [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Newhall, England | ||
Date of death | 28 April 1918[2] | (aged 32)||
Place of death | near Voormezeele, Belgium [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Newhall Swifts | |||
1904–1906 | Gresley Rovers | ||
1906–1909 | Burton United | 8 | (2) |
1909–1911 | Chelsea | 14 | (5) |
1911–1912 | Millwall Athletic | ||
1912–1915 | Luton Town | 72 | (42) |
Southend United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Harold Wileman MM (1 January 1886 – 28 April 1918), sometimes known as Nippy Wileman, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Chelsea and Burton United. [5] [6]
Wileman's brother Heneage was also a footballer and the brothers played together at Burton United, Chelsea and Southend United. [5] [7] On 16 December 1914, four months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wileman enlisted in the Football Battalion. [8] After transferring to the Royal Sussex Regiment, [1] he was sent to the front in March 1916. [8] Wileman rose to the rank of sergeant and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field in January 1918. [1] On 28 April 1918, Wileman was killed along with two others during a reconnaissance patrol in the vicinity of the Elzenwalle Chateau, Voormezeele, West Flanders on 28 April 1918. [3] [7] His name is inscribed on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burton United | 1905–06 [7] | Second Division | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | |
Chelsea | 1909–10 [9] | First Division | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
Luton Town | 1912–13 [10] | Southern League Second Division | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 |
1913–14 [10] | 24 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 28 | ||
1914–15 [10] | Southern League Second Division | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 10 | |
Total | 72 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 81 | 47 | ||
Career total | 94 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 53 |
Luton Town
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Arthur Harold Wileman [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Newhall, England | ||
Date of death | 28 April 1918[2] | (aged 32)||
Place of death | near Voormezeele, Belgium [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Newhall Swifts | |||
1904–1906 | Gresley Rovers | ||
1906–1909 | Burton United | 8 | (2) |
1909–1911 | Chelsea | 14 | (5) |
1911–1912 | Millwall Athletic | ||
1912–1915 | Luton Town | 72 | (42) |
Southend United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Harold Wileman MM (1 January 1886 – 28 April 1918), sometimes known as Nippy Wileman, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Chelsea and Burton United. [5] [6]
Wileman's brother Heneage was also a footballer and the brothers played together at Burton United, Chelsea and Southend United. [5] [7] On 16 December 1914, four months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wileman enlisted in the Football Battalion. [8] After transferring to the Royal Sussex Regiment, [1] he was sent to the front in March 1916. [8] Wileman rose to the rank of sergeant and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field in January 1918. [1] On 28 April 1918, Wileman was killed along with two others during a reconnaissance patrol in the vicinity of the Elzenwalle Chateau, Voormezeele, West Flanders on 28 April 1918. [3] [7] His name is inscribed on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burton United | 1905–06 [7] | Second Division | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | |
Chelsea | 1909–10 [9] | First Division | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
Luton Town | 1912–13 [10] | Southern League Second Division | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 |
1913–14 [10] | 24 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 28 | ||
1914–15 [10] | Southern League Second Division | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 10 | |
Total | 72 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 81 | 47 | ||
Career total | 94 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 53 |
Luton Town