Archie Wilson (footballer, born 1890)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambuslang, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 25–26)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Newmilns | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) | |
| 1909–1911 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1911–1914 | Southend United | ||
| 1914–1915 | Middlesbrough | 21 | (4) |
| 1915 | → Tottenham Hotspur (guest) | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Archibald "Archie" Wilson (1890 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Southend United.[4]
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.[3] He was killed in on the first day of the Somme the following year, during his battalion's advance on Gommecourt.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
Honours
- Southern League Second Division runner-up: 1912–13[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1914–15[5] | First Division | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| Career total | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | ||
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 314. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Newman, Steve. "THE ORIGINAL BLUE ARMY by Steve Newman" (PDF). pp. 13–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Lest We Forget - 4 Aug 14 - ehotspur magazine - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Archibald Wilson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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