| Archie Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1890 Cambuslang, Scotland |
| Died |
1 July 1916 (aged 25–26)[1] Gommecourt, France[1] |
| Height | 5ft 7in[2] |
Archibald Wilson (1890 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough.[3] 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.[2] He was killed in on the first day of the Somme the following year, during his battalion's advance on Gommecourt.[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]
Honours[]
Southend United
- Southern League Second Division second-place promotion: 1912–13[2]
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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "CWGC – Casualty Details". http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/822568/WILSON,%20ARCHIBALD. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Newman, Steve. "THE ORIGINAL BLUE ARMY by Steve Newman". pp. 13–15. Archived on 19 October 2013. Error: If you specify
|archivedate=, you must also specify|archiveurl=. http://www.wickford-war-memorial.com/Images/News/Articles/Blue_Army2.pdf. Retrieved 13 September 2017. - ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 314. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Lest We Forget - 4 Aug 14 - ehotspur magazine - tottenhamhotspur.com". http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/myspurs/august-lest-we-forget-040814/. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Archibald Wilson". http://www.11v11.com/players/archibald-wilson-48752/. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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