Frank Wilson (footballer)

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Frank Wilson
Personal information
Full name Francis Wilson
Date of birth 1904 [1]
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Motherwell Juniors
1926–1928 Motherwell 10 (1)
1926Mid-Annandale (loan)
1928–1933 Hamilton Academical 150 (14)
1933–1934 Preston North End
1934–1935 Falkirk 21 (2)
1935–1936 Glentoran
1936–1937 Alloa Athletic 27 (7)
1937–1938 Rochdale 7 (1)
1938–1939 Ross County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Wilson (born 1904) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right.

He began his senior career at hometown club Motherwell, [1] [3] being farmed out to non-league Mid-Annandale, helping them win the Scottish Qualifying Cup. [2] In 1928 he moved to neighbours Hamilton Academical in a swap deal involving defender Sandy Hunter and became established at Accies, forming a wing partnership with Willie Moffat; [2] the team reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup three times during his five-year spell at Douglas Park. [3]

In 1933 Wilson signed for Preston North End but was sold on after one season to Falkirk. [3] He then switched to Northern Ireland with Glentoran, returned to Scotland with Alloa Athletic then had another short spell in northern England, this time with Rochdale, before joining Ross County of the Highland League. [2] During World War II he featured for Hamilton and Aberdeen. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Frank Wilson, MotherWELLnet
  2. 1 2 3 4 Wilson, Francis (1928), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  3. 1 2 3 John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Frank Wilson, AFC Heritage Trust