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English footballer

Joe Wilkinson
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-12-08)8 December 1934
Place of birth Seaham, England
Date of death 11 February 2007(2007-02-11) (aged 72)
Place of death Seaham, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1955 West Auckland Town
1955–1959 Burnley 0 (0)
1959–1960 Bradford City 17 (0)
1960–1962 Hartlepool United 74 (0)
Total 91 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Wilkinson (8 December 1934 – 11 February 2007) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 91 appearances in the Football League.

Career

Born in Seaham, County Durham, Wilkinson played for West Auckland Town, Burnley, Bradford City and Hartlepools United.

He joined Bradford City in May 1959, and left the club in February 1960. For them he made 17 appearances in the Football League. He was then transferred to Hartlepools United where he played more regularly, making 74 Football League appearances over three seasons before apparently retiring. He was in goal when Hartlepools lost 10–1 to Wrexham on 3 March 1962, the club's biggest ever defeat in the Football League.

References

  1. "Joe Wilkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Joe Wilkinson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 410. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
  4. Frost, p. 390.
  5. "POOLstats – Match Details – 1961–62". Poolstats.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2013.


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