Archibald Wilson (1890 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough as an outside right.[1][5] He also played in the Southern League for Southend United.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Newmilns, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 25–26)[3] | ||
| Place of death | near Gommecourt, France[4] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Newmilns | |||
| –1909 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 1909–1911 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1911–1914 | Southend United | ||
| 1914–1915 | Middlesbrough | 21 | (8) |
| 1915 | → Tottenham Hotspur (guest) | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editWilson initially worked in a munitions factory during the First World War, before enlisting as a private in the London Scottish in 1915.[4] He was killed on the first day of the Somme the following year, during the attack on the Gommecourt Salient.[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1914–15[7] | First Division | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| Career total | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | ||
Honours
editSouthend United
- Southern League Second Division second-place promotion: 1912–13[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 314. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Archie Wilson on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Newman, Steve. "The Original Blue Army" (PDF). pp. 13–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 455–456. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- ^ "Lest We Forget - 4 Aug 14 - ehotspur magazine". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Archibald Wilson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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