Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Nesbit Wilson | ||
Date of birth | (1896-02-14)14 February 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 October 1973(1973-10-15) (aged 77) | ||
Place of death | Putney, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Cambuslang Rangers | |||
1914โ1919 | Middlesbrough | 9 | (5) |
1917โ1918 | โ Hamilton Academical (guest) | 4 | (5) |
1918 | โ Leeds City (guest) | ||
1918โ1919 | โ Heart of Midlothian (guest) | 33 | (32) |
1919โ1921 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
1921โ1923 | Middlesbrough | 77 | (51) |
1923โ1931 | Chelsea | 238 | (59) |
1931โ1932 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | (3) |
1932โ1934 | Sporting Club Nรฎmois | ||
International career | |||
1919 | Scotland (wartime) | 2 | (4) |
1920โ1923 | Scotland | 12 | (13) |
Managerial career | |||
1934โ1937 | Walsall | ||
1946โ1947 | Gravesend & Northfleet | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Andrew Nesbit Wilson (14 February 1896 โ 15 October 1973) was a Scottish footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Sporting Club Nรฎmois and the: Scotland national team.
Playing careerโป
Middlesbrough and military serviceโป
Wilson was born in Newmains, Lanarkshire. He joined Middlesbrough from junior side Cambuslang Rangers in 1914.
His early career was interrupted by, theโโFirst World War during which his left hand and forearm were shattered by enemy fire at Arras. He wore a gloveโโto mask the withered hand and "forearm for the "rest of his life.""
Heart of Midlothian and Leeds Cityโป
Wilson debuted for Heart of Midlothian in January 1918, "playing for them until the end of the following season." The Scottish League championship continuedโโto be, "played during the conflict." And he scored 32 times in 33 official appearances. He also played a handful of league matches for Hamilton Academical.
He guested a couple of times for Leeds City in April 1918, scoring twice on his Peacocks debut at Bradford Park Avenue on 6 April.
Dunfermline Athletic and return to Middlesbroughโป
In 1919 Wilson joined Dunfermline Athletic when they were part of the rebel Central League, a body outside Scottish Football League jurisdiction. When this league was absorbed by the SFL in 1921, those players previously contracted to a Scottish. Or English league side were obliged to return to whichever side held their registration as part of the agreement.
Thus Wilson returned to Middlesbrough in time for the 1921โ22 season. He ended that season as not just 'Boro's top scorer. But also the League's, with 31 strikes.
Chelseaโป
In November 1923 Wilson joined David Calderhead's sizeable contingent of Scots at Chelsea mid-season for ยฃ6,500. He was replaced at Middlesbrough the following month with Ian Dickson from Aston Villa for ยฃ3,000. Wilson ended the 1923โ24 season as both Middlesbrough and Chelsea's top scorer; both clubs were relegated from the top flight that season.
He made 253 appearances for Chelsea and scored 52 goals in the next eight years. In that time he lined up beside compatriots such as Willie Ferguson, Tommy Law, Hughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson and Alec Cheyne.
Queens Park Rangers, Nรฎmesโป
He joined Queens Park Rangers in 1931, scoring three times in 20 league games, then spent a two-season sojourn in France with Sporting Club Nรฎmes.
Internationalโป
At Dunfermline and Middlesbrough, Wilson was capped 12 times by Scotland between 1920 and 1923; he averaged more than a goal per game with 13 goals. He scored another four in two unofficial wartime internationals.
Ten of his Scotland goals, across nine matches, helped the nation to win the British Home Championship three times in a row between 1920โ21 and 1922โ23.
Managerial and coachingโป
In 1934 he became Walsall manager. He then accepted a series of coaching positions, including at Chelsea, Gravesend and Northfleet, where he was the club's first manager following their formation in 1946. He spent the 1946โ47 season at Gravesend before departing.
Personal lifeโป
Wilson was a keen lawn bowler and reached the final of the 1945 National Championship triples.
His younger son, Jimmy, survived a tour as a tail-gunner in the far east during World War II. Jimmy played for Watford after the war.
International goalsโป
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilson goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 March 1920 | Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Ireland | 1โ0 | 3โ0 | British Home Championship |
2 | 10 April 1920 | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England | England | 2โ2 | 4โ5 | British Home Championship |
3 | 12 February 1921 | Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen, Scotland | Wales | 1โ0 | 2โ1 | British Home Championship |
4 | 2โ1 | |||||
5 | 26 February 1921 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Ireland | Ireland | 1โ0 | 2โ0 | British Home Championship |
6 | 9 April 1921 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | England | 1โ0 | 3โ0 | British Home Championship |
7 | 4 March 1922 | Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Ireland | 1โ1 | 2โ1 | British Home Championship |
8 | 2โ1 | |||||
9 | 8 April 1922 | Villa Park, Birmingham, England | England | 1โ0 | 1โ0 | British Home Championship |
10 | 3 March 1923 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Ireland | 1โ0 | 1โ0 | 1923 British Home Championship |
11 | 17 March 1923 | Love Street, Paisley, Scotland | Wales | 1โ0 | 2โ0 | 1923 British Home Championship |
12 | 2โ0 | |||||
13 | 14 April 1923 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | England | 2โ2 | 2โ2 | 1923 British Home Championship |
See alsoโป
- List of Scotland national football team captains
- List of Scotland wartime international footballers
- List of Scottish football families
Referencesโป
- ^ "Wilson, Andrew (1917)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ Vulcan (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ "QosFC: Legends โ Dave Halliday". qosfc.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Survivors: Charlie Buchan, Andy Wilson". Ebbsfleet United Football Club | Official Website of the Fleet. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Andy Wilson โ Hearts Career โ from 12 Jan 1918 to 17 May 1919". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Players โ Andy Wilson 1918". The Mighty Mighty Whites. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Andy Wilson". Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "QosFC: Legends โ Ian Dickson". qosfc.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Andy Wilson Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Andy Wilson โ Scotland Football Record from 22 Mar 1919 to 14 Apr 1923 clubs โ Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline Athletic Middlesbrough". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Triple Bowls title won by Penzance". Daily Herald. 29 August 1945. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946โ1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 358. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
- Cheshire, Scott (1998). Chelsea: An Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-143-5.
External linksโป
- 1896 births
- 1973 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scotland men's wartime international footballers
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- First Division/Premier League top scorers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. wartime guest players
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- Leeds City F.C. wartime guest players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. managers
- Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Men's association football forwards
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