Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1879)

Andrew Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth (1879-12-10)10 December 1879
Place of birth Colmonell, Scotland[1]
Date of death 13 March 1945(1945-03-13) (aged 65)
Place of death Kilwinning, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1899 Irvine Meadow
1899–1900 Clyde 18 (7)
1900–1920 Sheffield Wednesday 501 (199)
Total 519 (206)
International career
1907–1914 Scotland 6 (2)
Managerial career
1921–1926 Bristol Rovers
1927–1932 Oldham Athletic
1932–1933 Stockport County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Wilson (10 December 1879 – 13 March 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played the majority of his career at Sheffield Wednesday, and was also called up to the Scotland national team. At Wednesday he won the Football League in 1903 and 1904, and the FA Cup in 1907.[2] He holds the club's all-time records for appearances made and goals scored.[3]

  1. ^ Statutory registers – Births – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ a b "The death of Andrew Wilson". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 14 March 1945. Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via Play Up Liverpool.
  3. ^ "Players, Managers and Administrators", Sheffield Wednesday F.C.