Robert Wilson (Scottish footballer) explained

Robert Wilson
Position:Right half
Birth Place:Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Maryhill
Years2:1909–1913
Clubs2:Partick Thistle
Caps2:94
Goals2:2
Years3:
Nationalyears1:1910–1911
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Robert Wilson was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle, mainly as a right half.[1] [2] He featured prominently for the Jags for four seasons, making 116 appearances in all competitions[3] including the Glasgow Cup final of 1911,[4] but very little is noted of any career thereafter – it was suggested[3] that he joined Chelsea in 1913, but there is no record of him playing for the West London club in any official competitions.

Wilson was selected twice for the Scottish Football League XI, both against the Irish League XI in 1910 and 1911.[5] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/wilson-robert-image-1-partick-1912/ Wilson Robert Image 1 Partick Thistle 1912
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/Players+W-Z Players W-Z
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7PQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZE0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1279%2C4322805 Association Football. The Rangers' Victory.
  5. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/harrywilson.html (SFL player) Harry Wilson