Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 June 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Stalybridge, England | ||
Date of death | 13 September 2017 | (aged 82)||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Derek Wilkinson (4 June 1935 – 13 September 2017) was an English footballer who played as a winger, and spent his entire senior career with Sheffield Wednesday.[1][2] Wilkinson made 231 appearances for the Owls from 1954 to 1965 before being forced to retire due to injury.[3] Wilkinson died at age 82 after a prolonged illness.[4]