Bobby Wilson (Hibernian footballer) explained

Bobby Wilson
Fullname:Robert Wilson
Birth Date:1890[1]
Birth Place:Chicago, United States
Death Date: November 1918
Position:Outside right
Clubs1:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Years2:1913–1918
Clubs2:Hibernian
Caps2:34
Goals2:8

Robert Wilson (1890 – November 1918) was an American professional soccer player who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian as an outside right.[2] He was a part of the Hibs team which reached the 1914 Scottish Cup Final.[3] [4]

Personal life

Wilson enlisted in the British Army during the First World War and died in November 1918.[5]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueScottish CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian1913–14[6] Scottish First Division205752710
1914–15133133
1918–191010
Career total348754113

Notes and References

  1. Web site: They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919 . 7 August 2020 . 3 . 16 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516103836/http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Season_1918-1919_(Fell).pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Hibernian Football Club in the First World War . 9 June 2018 . 2 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140624/http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Hibs_FC_WW1.pdf . dead .
  3. News: hibs.net – We Are Hibernian FC – Part Eighteen . hibs.net Messageboard . 9 June 2018.
  4. Web site: 17 April 1914 . Scottish Cup Final Easy Victory for Celtic over Hibernians . 6 August 2020 . The Scotsman . The Celtic Wiki.
  5. News: Hibernian FC players served in the First World War . Football and the First World War . 9 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Hibernian Player Robert Wilson Details . 9 June 2018 . www.fitbastats.com.