| Willie Wiseman | |
| Fullname: | William Wiseman |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Turriff, Scotland |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Height: | 5ft 11in |
| Position: | Left back |
| Years1: | –1914 |
| Clubs1: | Hawthorn |
| Years2: | 1914 |
| Clubs2: | Aberdeen |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1914– |
| Clubs3: | Hawthorn |
| Years4: | –1922 |
| Clubs4: | Aberdeen University |
| Years5: | 1922 |
| Clubs5: | Aberdeen |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1922–1930 |
| Clubs6: | Queen's Park |
| Caps6: | 264 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1926–1930 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1926–1930 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland Amateurs |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1927 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
William Wiseman (18 October 1896 – 1981) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and later served on the club's committee.[2] [3] [4] He was capped by Scotland at amateur and full international levels.[5]
Wiseman was educated at Fordyce Academy and Aberdeen University and left the latter institution in 1916 to serve in the First World War with the Gordon Highlanders.[6] During his time on the Western Front, he was gassed, wounded and posted missing for a week. He rose to the rank of captain and also served as a lieutenant in the Tank Corps. After the war, he went to India to assist with the restructuring of the British Indian Army.
After leaving the army, Wiseman completed his studies at Glasgow Technical College and later worked as an Assistant Roads Surveyor for Dunbartonshire Council. He took up a Deputy County Surveyor position in Banffshire in 1930, which brought his senior football career to an end. Wiseman also married in 1930 and had one son. He served as a major in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War, recruiting and training personnel at Redford Barracks and then working on infrastructure projects Iceland and Cardiff. After retiring from his role as County Roads Surveyor with Banffshire Council, Wiseman retired to Edinburgh.
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