Arthur Wileman

Arthur Wileman
Personal information
Full name Arthur Harold Wileman[1]
Date of birth 1 January 1886[2]
Place of birth Newhall, England
Date of death 28 April 1918(1918-04-28) (aged 32)
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium[3]
Playing position Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newhall Swifts
1904–1906 Gresley Rovers
1906–1909 Burton United 8 (2)
1909–1911 Chelsea 14 (5)
Millwall Athletic
Luton Town
Southend United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arthur Harold Wileman MM (1 January 1886 – 28 April 1918), sometimes known as Nippy Wileman, was an English professional football inside right who played in the Football League for Chelsea and Burton United.[4]

Personal life

Wileman's brother Heneage was also a footballer and the brothers played together at Burton United, Chelsea and Southend United.[4][5] Prior to 1909, Wileman worked as a miner at Stanton Colliery in Derbyshire. Four months into the First World War, Wileman enlisted in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) on 16 December 1914.[6] After transferring to the 11th Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment,[7] he was sent to the front in March 1916.[6] Wileman rose to the rank of sergeant,[7] was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field in January 1918 and was killed in the vicinity of the Elzenwalle Chateau, Voormezeele, West Flanders on 28 April 1918.[5][6][3] His name is inscribed on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.[7]

Honours

Newhall Swifts

  • Burton & District League: 1905–06

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton United 1905–06[5] Second Division 8 2 — 8 2
Chelsea 1909–10[8] First Division 14 4 0 0 14 4
Career total 22 6 0 0 22 6

References

  1. ↑ "Arthur Harold Wileman | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Arthur Wileman | Chelsea FC Player Profile | Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC". www.stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 Churchill, Alexandra; Holmes, Andrew (15 July 2015). Over Land and Sea: Chelsea FC in the Great War. The History Press. ISBN 9780750965422.
  4. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 311. ISBN 190589161X.
  5. 1 2 3 Newman, Steve. "THE ORIGINAL BLUE ARMY by Steve Newman" (PDF). pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Sergeant Arthur Harold Wileman MM | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Arthur Wileman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.


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