John Wilson (1894 – 4 July 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back and made over 460 appearances in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical and St Johnstone.[1][4] He made one wartime appearance for the Scottish League XI.[5] After retiring as a player, Wilson was involved in the founding of Junior club Haddington Athletic in the late 1930s.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1894[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 July 1957 (aged 62)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Dechmont, Scotland[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1914 | Newmilns | ||
| 1914–1925 | Heart of Midlothian | 226 | (0) |
| 1925–1928 | Dunfermline Athletic | 108 | (9) |
| 1928–1931 | Hamilton Academical | 91 | (7) |
| 1931–1932 | St Johnstone | 36 | (0) |
| Penicuik Athletic | |||
| International career | |||
| 1916 | Scottish League XI (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editWilson's father Hughie was a Scottish international footballer who was playing for Sunderland at the time of Wilson's birth.[2] The family eventually moved back to Scotland and settled in Newmilns.[2] After enlisting in April 1916, Wilson served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War and was wounded on the Western Front in April 1917 and March 1918.[2][6] As a teenager, Wilson had trained as a lace weaver and he returned to the profession in Ayrshire part-time after the war, before re-entering professional football.[2] He worked at Castle Mills Rubber Works in Fountainbridge during the early years of the First World War and after retiring from football, he ran a fishmongers in Haddington.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1914–15[7] | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1915–16[7] | Scottish Division One | 37 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1916–17[7] | Scottish Division One | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1918–19[7] | Scottish Division One | 23 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1919–20[7] | Scottish Division One | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1920–21[7] | Scottish Division One | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1921–22[7] | Scottish Division One | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1922–23[7] | Scottish Division One | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1923–24[7] | Scottish Division One | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1924–25[7] | Scottish Division One | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 226 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 268 | 0 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1925–26[1] | Scottish Division Two | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 1926–27[1] | Scottish Division One | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| 1927–28[1] | Scottish Division One | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 41 | 5 | ||
| Total | 108 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | 117 | 11 | |||
| Hamilton Academical | 1928–29[8] | Scottish Division One | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1929–30[9] | Scottish Division One | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1[h] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 1930–31[10] | Scottish Division One | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| Total | 91 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 8 | ||
| St Johnstone | 1931–32[1] | Scottish Division Two | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |
| Career total | 461 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 527 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearance in East of Scotland Shield
- ^ 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup
- ^ 4 appearances in Victory Cup, 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup
- ^ Appearance in Dunedin Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in Wilson Cup, 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup, 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Dunedin Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup
- ^ Appearance in Lanarkshire Cup
Honours
editHeart of Midlothian
- East of Scotland Shield: 1914–15, 1918–19[11][12]
- Wilson Cup: 1918–19, 1922–23[13][14]
- Rosebery Charity Cup: 1915–16, 1922–23, 1923–24[15][16][17]
Dunfermline Athletic
St Johnstone
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "East Lothian's Football History". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News, 6 July 1957
- ^ "Wilson, John (1928)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Association Football – War Fund Games". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1916. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2018.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jock Wilson – Hearts Career – from 20 Mar 1915 to 28 Apr 1925". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1928–29". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1929–30". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1930–31". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1915-04-24 Sat Hibernian 0 Hearts 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1919-05-07 Wed Hearts 1 Hibernian 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1919-01-01 Wed Hibernian 2 Hearts 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "1923-04-27 Fri Hearts 2 Hibernian 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1916-05-06 Sat Hearts 3 Leith Athletic 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1923-05-12 Sat Hearts 2 Hibernian 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "1924-05-10 Sat Hearts 0 Hibernian 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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