Monty Wilkinson | |
Fullname: | Jonathan Montague Wilkinson[1] |
Birth Date: | 18 July 1908 |
Birth Place: | Esh Winning, England |
Death Place: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Height: | 5ft 8in |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1923– |
Clubs1: | Esh Winning |
Clubs2: | Kelloe Colliery |
Years3: | –1925 |
Clubs3: | Esh Winning |
Years4: | 1925–1926 |
Clubs4: | Durham City |
Years5: | 1926–1927 |
Clubs5: | Crook Town |
Years6: | 1927–1929 |
Clubs6: | Newcastle United |
Caps6: | 27 |
Goals6: | 11 |
Years7: | 1929–1931 |
Clubs7: | Everton |
Caps7: | 11 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Years8: | 1931–1933 |
Clubs8: | Blackpool |
Caps8: | 60 |
Goals8: | 15 |
Years9: | 1933–1940 |
Clubs9: | Charlton Athletic |
Caps9: | 224 |
Goals9: | 48 |
Jonathan Montague Wilkinson (18 July 1908 – 19 September 1979) was an English professional footballer who made over 220 appearances in the Football League for Charlton Athletic as a forward. He also played League football for Blackpool, Newcastle United and Everton.
Wilkinson served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and saw action in Burma.[2] After retiring from football, he lived in Lincoln and later managed a cinema in Washington. In 2014, Wilkinson was the subject of an e-book, titled Dad's Story.[3]
Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Newcastle United | 1927–28[4] | First Division | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | |
1928–29 | First Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Total | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | |||
Everton | 1929–30 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
1930–31 | First Division | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
Career total | 38 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 13 |
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