James Wilson (footballer, born 1890) explained

James Wilson
Fullname:James Gilmour Wilson
Birth Date:19 November 1890[1]
Birth Place:Kilwinning, Scotland
Death Place:Flanders, Belgium
Position:Left back
Clubs1:Kilwinning Rangers
Years2:1914–1917
Clubs2:Queen's Park
Caps2:42
Goals2:0

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.[2] [3]

Personal life

Wilson attended Kilwinning Higher Grade School and Irvine Royal Academy and later worked as an accountant in Charing Cross.[4] In September 1915, just over a year after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wilson enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He transferred to the Black Watch in September 1915 and saw action with the battalion on the Somme.[5] 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. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park1914–15Scottish First Division2904[6] 0330
1915–161201[7] 0130
1916–17100010
Career total42050470
  1. Web site: McCrossan . Frank . Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3 . 7 June 2018 . 12.
  2. Web site: They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918 . 1 August 2019 . 4.
  3. Web site: Wilson, James G. . 19 September 2016 . QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website.
  4. Web site: 1917 « Kilwinning War Memorial . 12 October 2016 . blogs.glowscotland.org.uk . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012230327/https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/na/KilwinningWarMemorial/ww1917/ . dead .
  5. Book: Chapman, Paul . Menin Gate North: In Memory and In Mourning . 30 November 2016 . Pen and Sword . 978-1-4738-5092-7 . en.
  6. 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in War Fund Shield
  7. Appearance in Glasgow Cup