Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Gilmour Wilson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1890 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 December 1917[1] | (aged 27)||
Place of death | Flanders, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Kilwinning Rangers | |||
1914–1917 | Queen's Park | 42 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Gilmour Wilson (19 November 1890 – 15 December 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. [3] [4]
Wilson attended Kilwinning Higher Grade School and Irvine Royal Academy and later worked as an accountant in Charing Cross. [5] In September 1915, just over a year after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wilson enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. [5] He transferred to the Black Watch in September 1915 and saw action with the battalion on the Somme. [5] [6] In 1917, Wilson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and was killed by a sniper in Flanders on 15 December 1917. [5] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate. [1]
Club | Season | League | Other | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queen's Park | 1914–15 [4] | Scottish First Division | 29 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
1915–16 [4] | 12 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
1916–17 [4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | James Gilmour Wilson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1890 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 December 1917[1] | (aged 27)||
Place of death | Flanders, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Kilwinning Rangers | |||
1914–1917 | Queen's Park | 42 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Gilmour Wilson (19 November 1890 – 15 December 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. [3] [4]
Wilson attended Kilwinning Higher Grade School and Irvine Royal Academy and later worked as an accountant in Charing Cross. [5] In September 1915, just over a year after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wilson enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. [5] He transferred to the Black Watch in September 1915 and saw action with the battalion on the Somme. [5] [6] In 1917, Wilson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and was killed by a sniper in Flanders on 15 December 1917. [5] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate. [1]
Club | Season | League | Other | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queen's Park | 1914–15 [4] | Scottish First Division | 29 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
1915–16 [4] | 12 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
1916–17 [4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 |