Jack Wilkie

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Jack Wilkie
Personal information
Full name John Wilkie [1]
Date of birth 1876
Place of birth Govan, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Inside Forward
Youth career
Summertown Athletic [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1894–1895 Partick Thistle 21 (9)
1895–1898 Blackburn Rovers 75 (17)
1898–1902 Rangers 28 (11)
1900–1901Middlesbrough (loan) 28 (8)
1903–1905 Partick Thistle 31 (11)
1905–1906 Hibernian 7 (2)
1906Ayr Parkhouse (loan)
Total190(58)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Wilkie was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough. [3]

He began his career with Partick Thistle, and returned to the club eight years later for a second spell. [2] [4] He played alongside former Jags left-wing teammate John Campbell at Blackburn and Rangers, [5] and would do so again briefly at Hibernian. [6]

At Rangers, he had a minor role in the club's perfect season of 1898–99 (18 league wins from 18 matches) and played more often as they retained the SFL title in 1899–1900, and in a third championship season in 1901–02. He also claimed Glasgow Cup medals in the latter two seasons. [5]

Wilkie was selected for the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial match in 1898 while with Blackburn, [7] and again in 1904 while with Partick, [8] but this did not lead to a cap for Scotland on either occasion.

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References

  1. 1 2 Jack Wilkie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 John Wilkie 1894 – 1905, Partick Thistle - The Early Years
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN   1-899468-67-6.
  4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. 1 2 (Rangers player) Wilkie, James [sic], FitbaStats
  6. (Hibernian player) Wilkie, John, FitbaStats
  7. Football. | Anglo-Scots v. Scottish Eleven. The Scotsman, 24 March 1897, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  8. Trial Match At Meadowside | An Even Draw. The Scottish Referee, 25 March 1904, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club