James Wilson (footballer, born 1890)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Gilmour Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1890[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 1917 (aged 27)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kilwinning Rangers | |||
| 1914–1917 | Queen's Park | 42 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Gilmour Wilson (19 November 1890 – 15 December 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[3][4]
Personal life
Wilson attended Kilwinning Higher Grade School and Irvine Royal Academy and later worked as an accountant in Charing Cross.[5] In September 1915, just over a year after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wilson enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[5] He transferred to the Black Watch in September 1915 and saw action with the battalion on the Somme.[5][6] In 1917, Wilson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and was killed by a sniper in Flanders on 15 December 1917.[5] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1914–15[4] | Scottish First Division | 29 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1915–16[4] | 12 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1916–17[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
- ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in War Fund Shield
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
References
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Wilson, James G." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "1917 « Kilwinning War Memorial". blogs.glowscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Chapman, Paul (30 November 2016). Menin Gate North: In Memory and In Mourning. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-5092-7.
