George Wilson (footballer, born 1883)

For other people with the same name, see George Wilson (disambiguation).

George Wilson
Personal information
Full name George Williamson Wilson
Date of birth 8 September 1883[1][2]
Place of birth Lochgelly, Scotland
Date of death 31 May 1960(1960-05-31) (aged 76)
Place of death Vancouver, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Position(s)
Youth career
Thomson Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Cowdenbeath
1903–1906 Heart of Midlothian  75 (29)
1906–1907 Everton  28 (3)
1907 Distillery  
1907–1915 Newcastle United  176 (25)
1915–1920 Raith Rovers  57 (4)
1920–1921 East Fife  
– Vancouver St Andrew's
Total 336 (61)
International career
1904–1909 Scotland 6 (0)
1906 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
1926–1927 Raith Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Williamson Wilson (8 September 1883 – 31 May 1960) was a Scottish professional footballer, who spent the greatest part of his career with Newcastle United and also played for Heart of Midlothian and Everton.

  1. ^ Name Wilson, George Williamson Official Number: J78632, ADM 188 - Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, The National Archives, Kew
  2. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results Archived 21 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine, ScotlandsPeople
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference lhhom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).