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James Wilson (footballer, born 1882)

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Scottish footballer

James Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth 6 April 1882
Place of birth Colmonell, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1904 St Mirren 67 (12)
1904–1911 Preston North End 162 (32)
International career
1904 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Wilson (born 6 April 1882) was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren and Preston North End, mainly as an inside right. While with St Mirren, he was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI, playing against the Irish League XI in 1904 a matter of weeks before he moved to England. He was a member of the Preston team which finished runners-up in the 1905–06 Football League, and was the club's top scorer in 1908–09. Wilson finished his career together with Jimmy McLean in summer 1911.

Born into a farming family in Colmonell and raised in Dundonald, South Ayrshire, James Wilson had two brothers who were also prominent footballers in England: Andrew was a forward with Sheffield Wednesday and David a wing half with Oldham Athletic (where a fourth brother, Alex, was also a reserve team member); both played for Scotland: Andrew gaining six caps, David one.

References

  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Player Profiles W". St Mirren.info. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "Scottish Football League player James Wilson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. "Wilson James Image 1 Preston North End 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. Pavo (28 August 1911). "PRESTON NORTH END". Athletic News – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Census returns - Census - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  7. Season preview 1910/11: Oldham Athletic F.C., The Athletic News, 29 August 1910, via Play Up Liverpool
  8. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.


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