James Wilson (footballer, born 1882)

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James Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth 6 April 1882
Place of birth Colmonell, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1898–1904 St Mirren 67 (12)
1904–1911 Preston North End 162 (32)
International career
1904 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Wilson (born 6 April 1882) was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren and Preston North End, mainly as an inside right. [1] [2] While with St Mirren, he was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI, playing against the Irish League XI in 1904 a matter of weeks before he moved to England. [3] He was a member of the Preston team which finished runners-up in the 1905–06 Football League, [4] and was the club's top scorer in 1908–09. Wilson finished his career together with Jimmy McLean in summer 1911. [5]

Born into a farming family in Colmonell and raised in Dundonald, South Ayrshire, [6] James Wilson had two brothers who were also prominent footballers in England: Andrew was a forward with Sheffield Wednesday and David a wing half with Oldham Athletic (where a fourth brother, Alex, was also a reserve team member); [7] both played for Scotland: Andrew gaining six caps, David one. [8]

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References

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  6. Census returns - Census - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  7. Season preview 1910/11: Oldham Athletic F.C., The Athletic News, 29 August 1910, via Play Up Liverpool
  8. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN   9798513846642.