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Scottish footballer (1890–1916)

Archie Wilson
Personal information
Full name Archibald Wilson
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Newmilns, Scotland
Date of death 1 July 1916 (aged 25–26)
Place of death near Gommecourt, France
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newmilns
0000–1909 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1909–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1911–1914 Southend United
1914–1915 Middlesbrough 21 (8)
1915 → Tottenham Hotspur (guest) 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Archibald Wilson (1890 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough as an outside right. He also played in the Southern League for Southend United.

Personal life

Wilson initially worked in a munitions factory during the First World War, before enlisting as a private in the London Scottish in 1915. He was killed on the first day of the Somme the following year, during the attack on the Gommecourt Salient. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 1914–15 First Division 21 8 2 0 23 8
Career total 21 8 2 0 23 8

Honours

Southend United

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 314. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Archie Wilson on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ^ Newman, Steve. "The Original Blue Army" (PDF). pp. 13–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 455–456. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  6. "Lest We Forget - 4 Aug 14 - ehotspur magazine". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. "Archibald Wilson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.


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