Derek Wilkinson (footballer)

Derek Wilkinson
Wilkinson in 1963
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-06-04)4 June 1935
Place of birth Stalybridge, England
Date of death 13 September 2017(2017-09-13) (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]

  1. ^ "Derek Wilkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Derek Wilkinson".
  3. ^ Newcastle Fans profile
  4. ^ Former Sheffield Wednesday winger dies after battle with illness