Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Wilkie | ||
Date of birth | 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 8 January 1932 (aged 55–56) | ||
Place of death | Perth, Australia | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1893–1895 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | (0) |
1895–1899 | Liverpool | 57 | (1) |
1899–1904 | Portsmouth | 104 | (0) |
Total | 165 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Wilkie (1876 – 8 January 1932)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool in The Football League. Wilkie signed for Liverpool from Heart of Midlothian[2][3] during the 1895–96 season, appearing in 20 of the 30 league matches. He established himself as the first choice left-back the following campaign, appearing in 25 consecutive matches; however, he played less frequently in the subsequent seasons and in 1899 he was sold to newly formed Portsmouth,[4] for whom he made 178 appearances in all competitions (104 in the Southern League) during his five years at the Hampshire club.[1] He later emigrated to Australia.[1]