James Wilson (footballer, born 1890)

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James Wilson
Personal information
Full name James Gilmour Wilson[1]
Date of birth 19 November 1890[2]
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 15 December 1917(1917-12-15) (aged 27)[1]
Place of death Flanders, Belgium
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilwinning Rangers
1914–1917 Queen's Park 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Gilmour Wilson (19 November 1890 – 15 December 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[3][4]

Personal life[edit]

Wilson attended Kilwinning Higher Grade School and Irvine Royal Academy and later worked as an accountant in Charing Cross.[5] In September 1915, just over a year after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wilson enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[5] He transferred to the Black Watch in September 1915 and saw action with the battalion on the Somme.[5][6] In 1917, Wilson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and was killed by a sniper in Flanders on 15 December 1917.[5] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1914–15[4] Scottish First Division 29 0 4[a] 0 33 0
1915–16[4] 12 0 1[b] 0 13 0
1916–17[4] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 42 0 5 0 47 0
  1. ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in War Fund Shield
  2. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Wilson, James G." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "1917 « Kilwinning War Memorial". blogs.glowscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. ^ Chapman, Paul (30 November 2016). Menin Gate North: In Memory and In Mourning. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-5092-7.
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