Tom Wilkie Explained

Tom Wilkie
Fullname:Thomas Wilkie
Birth Date:1876
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Date:8 January
Death Place:Perth, Australia
Height:5ft 11in
Years1:1893–1895
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:1895–1899
Caps2:57
Goals2:1
Years3:1899–1904
Caps3:104
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:165
Totalgoals:1

Thomas Wilkie (1876 – 8 January 1932)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool in The Football League. Wilkie signed for Liverpool from Heart of Midlothian[2] [3] during the 1895–96 season, appearing in 20 of the 30 league matches. He established himself as the first choice left-back the following campaign, appearing in 25 consecutive matches; however, he played less frequently in the subsequent seasons and in 1899 he was sold to newly formed Portsmouth,[4] for whom he made 178 appearances in all competitions (104 in the Southern League) during his five years at the Hampshire club.[1] He later emigrated to Australia.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom Wilkie . LFC History . 18 March 2012 .
  2. https://londonhearts.com/scores/newplayers/h00324.html Tom Wilkie
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/how-pompey-were-formed-120-years-today-307957 How Pompey were formed 120 years today