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Arthur William Wilkie (born 7 October 1942) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Wilkie began his career at Reading, rising up from the youth ranks at the club. In total, Wilkie made 169 Football League for the club. On 31 August 1962, in a match against Halifax Town, Wilkie suffered a back injury. Wilkie was thus utilised as a winger for the rest of the game, scoring twice in a 4–2 win.

Following his time at Reading, Wilkie signed for Chelmsford City. In 1970, Wilkie signed for Basingstoke Town. In 1972, Wilkie signed for Reading Combination League side Cotswold, where he was utilised as a forward. In February 1973, after 22 goals in 15 appearances, Wilkie left Cotswold in order to emigrate to New Zealand.

References

1. ^ "Arthur Wilkie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
2. "Q&A: Smoking Jack Kelsey . . . and goals for all seasons". The Independent. 31 January 1993. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
3. "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
4. "Wilkie joins Basingstoke", Reading Evening Post, 14 July 1970, p. 14
5. "Costwold sign up Arthur Wilkie", Reading Evening Post, 17 August 1972, p. 24
6. "Farewell to Arthur", Reading Evening Post, 3 February 1973, p. 20

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