Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1900) explained

Willie Wilson
Fullname:William Dickson Wilson
Birth Date:7 September 1900
Birth Place:Port Seton, Scotland
Death Place:Innerleithen, Scotland
Height:5ft 10in
Years2:1923–1925
Caps2:51
Goals2:0
Years3:1925–1929
Clubs3:Newcastle United
Caps3:127
Goals3:0
Years4:1929–1934
Caps4:148
Goals4:0
Years5:1935–1936
Clubs5:Dunfermline Athletic
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:1936–1937
Clubs6:Peebles Rovers

William Dickson Wilson (7 September 1900 – 24 June 1973) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Peebles Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Football League[1] and for Newcastle United and Millwall in the English Football League.

He became the regular Newcastle goalkeeper immediately after joining the Magpies in 1925 and won the league title in the 1926–27 season, in which he was ever-present (42 matches, part of a sequence of 120 consecutive appearances).[2] [3] He lost his place to Mick Burns at the end of 1928 and moved on to second-tier Millwall where he spent five years, departing when the Lions were relegated following the 1933–34 season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. https://www.toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=810&pn=1&cl=1&cv=Division%201&cid=1 William "Willie" Wilson
  3. https://www.11v11.com/players/willie-wilson-48783/ Willie Wilson
  4. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/wilson-willie-image-1-newcastle-1927/ Wilson Willie Image 1 Newcastle United 1927