James Wilson (footballer, born 1882)

James Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth 6 April 1882
Place of birth Colmonell, Scotland
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1904 St Mirren 67 (12)
1904–1911 Preston North End 162 (32)
International career
1904 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Wilson (born 6 April 1882) was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren and Preston North End, mainly as an inside right.[1][2] While with St Mirren, he was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI, playing against the Irish League XI in 1904 a matter of weeks before he moved to England.[3] He was a member of the Preston team which finished runners-up in the 1905–06 Football League,[4] and was the club's top scorer in 1908–09. Wilson finished his career together with Jimmy McLean in summer 1911.[5]

Born into a farming family in Colmonell and raised in Dundonald, South Ayrshire,[6] James Wilson had two brothers who were also prominent footballers in England: Andrew was a forward with Sheffield Wednesday and David a wing half with Oldham Athletic (where a fourth brother, Alex, was also a reserve team member);[7] both played for Scotland: Andrew gaining six caps, David one.[8]

References

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Player Profiles W". St Mirren.info. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Scottish Football League player James Wilson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Wilson James Image 1 Preston North End 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ Pavo (28 August 1911). "PRESTON NORTH END". Athletic News – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Census returns - Census - Search results[permanent dead link‍], ScotlandsPeople
  7. ^ Season preview 1910/11: Oldham Athletic F.C., The Athletic News, 29 August 1910, via Play Up Liverpool
  8. ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.


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