James Wilson (football player, 1866)
James Wilson | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | circa 1866 | |
place of birth | Alexandria , Scotland | |
date of death | February 28, 1900 | |
Place of death | Alexandria , Scotland | |
position | goalkeeper | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
Vale Wanderers | ||
1885-1892 | FC Vale of Leven | 15 (0) |
1893-1894 | Third Lanark | 7 (0) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1888-1891 | Scotland | 4 (0) |
1 Only league games are given. |
James Wilson (* around 1866 in Alexandria ; † February 28, 1900 ibid) was a Scottish football goalkeeper .
Career
From 1887 to 1892 Wilson played as a goalkeeper at FC Vale of Leven in his native Alexandria. With the club he reached the Scottish Cup final in 1885 and 1890 , which was lost. He was also part of the squad in six finals for the Dumbartonshire Cup and twice in the final of the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup . In the 1893/94 season he played for Third Lanark in the Scottish Football League .
Between 1888 and 1891 Wilson completed four international matches for the Scottish national team . He made his debut on March 10, 1888 in a 5-1 win over Wales at Easter Road . The three other games he played all against England . Wilson played several times in trial matches and in 1891 attended a 9-2 win against the English amateur club Corinthian FC . He was also a selection player for Dumbartonshire on several occasions . Regarding his last international appearance in 1891, the Athletic News correspondent stated: "Wilson was serene in goal and held brilliantly, but on a few occasions he made some very risky shots."
Off the field, Wilson was a sniper with the Dunbartonshire Volunteers and participated in the Queen's Hundred national shooting competition . His main occupation was in printing .
He died on 28 February 1900 at the age of 33 years at a pneumonia , he left his wife and several children. An obituary writes about him: "[he] ranks after McAulay as the greatest Scottish goalkeeper."
Web links
- James Wilson in the Scottish Football Association database
- James Wilson in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c DEATH OF EX-INTERNATIONAL GOALKEEPER. . In: Dundee Courier , March 1, 1900, p. 3. (paid link)
- ↑ a b John Litster: A record of pre-war Scottish League players v2 (CD Rom), PM Publications, Norwich 2012
- ↑ ENGLAND v. SCOTLAND. ENGLAND JUST WIN. . In: Athletic News , April 6, 1891, p. 5. (link with costs)
- ^ Douglas Lamming: A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986 . Hutton Press, Beverley 1987, ISBN 0-907033-47-4 , pp. 225 .
- ↑ SPORTING GOSSIP. . In: Gloucestershire Echo , March 1, 1900, p. 3. (paid link)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wilson, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish football goalkeeper |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1866 or 1867 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria |
DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1900 |
Place of death | Alexandria |