Joshua Wilkinson (footballer)

Joshua Wilkinson
Wilkinson's headstone in Dumbarton cemetery
Personal information
Full name Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson
Date of birth 14 September 1897
Place of birth Anderston, Scotland
Date of death 14 November 1921(1921-11-14) (aged 24)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Dumbarton Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1920 Rangers 0 (0)
1920–1921 Renton
1921 Dumbarton[1] 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson (14 September 1897 – 14 November 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Dumbarton and Rangers.[2] He died from peritonitis at the age of 24, two days after keeping goal for Dumbarton in a "particularly rough" match against his former club Rangers in 1921.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. ^ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  3. ^ "Quirky Injuries". goalkeepersaredifferent.com.
  4. ^ Signaller Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson, University of Glasgow Story | First World War Roll of Honour. Retrieved 5 July 2021
  5. ^ Death of a Goalkeeper, Iain Duff, Gallimaufry, 19 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021


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