Derek Wilkinson (footballer)

Derek Wilkinson (4 June 1935 – 13 September 2017) was an English footballer who played as a winger and spent his entire senior career with Sheffield Wednesday.[1][2]

Wilkinson made 231 appearances for the Owls in a twelve-year spell that ran from 1954 to 1965 before being forced to retire through injury.[3]

Wilkinson died on September 13 2017 after a prolonged illness aged 82.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Derek Wilkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0658.htm
  3. ↑ Newcastle Fans profile
  4. ↑ Former Sheffield Wednesday winger dies after battle with illness
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