Willie Wilson (footballer, born 1894)

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Willie Wilson
Personal information
Full name William R Wilson [1]
Date of birth February 1894[2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 1956[3]
Place of death Cheshire, England
Position(s) Outside forward
Youth career
Shaftesbury[4]
Dalry Primrose
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1912 Arniston Rangers
1912–1924 Hearts 247 (67)
1916 → Leeds City (guest)
1923–1929 Cowdenbeath 197 (37)
Total 444 (104)
International career
1915 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
1916 Scotland (wartime) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William R. Wilson (1894–1956) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as an outside left (winger), primarily with Heart of Midlothian.

  1. ^ "Heart of Midlothian & the Great War". Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ Purdie, Tom (2014). Hearts: The Supreme Sacrifice to Hearts at War. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445633343.
  3. ^ Alexander, Jack (2004). McCrae's Battalion: The Story of the 16th Royal Scots. Mainstream Publishing/Random House. ISBN 9781845968212.
  4. ^ A Notable Football Career. | Hearts: The Army: Cowdenbeath., Edinburgh Evening News, 15 September 1928, via London Hearts Supporters Club