Ernie Wilson (English footballer)

Ernest Wilson (11 July 1899 – 27 December 1955), commonly known as Tug Wilson, was an English professional footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League playing as an outside left for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Ernie Wilson
Personal information
Full name Ernest Wilson[1]
Date of birth (1899-07-11)11 July 1899[1]
Place of birth Beighton, England
Date of death 27 December 1955(1955-12-27) (aged 56)[1]
Place of death Hove, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Silverwood Colliery
Beighton Recreation
19??–1922 Denaby United
1922–1936 Brighton & Hove Albion 509 (67)
1936–19?? Vernon Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Wilson was born in Beighton, Yorkshire, and went to school in nearby Swallownest. During the First World War, he worked at Silverwood Colliery, and played football for the colliery's works team, for Beighton Recreation, and for Midland League club Denaby United.[1][2]

In 1922, after a trial, Wilson signed for Brighton & Hove Albion of the Football League Third Division South. He soon took over from Jimmy Jones at outside left, and was undisputed first choice for the next twelve years. In 1935–36, he finally lost his place, to Bert Stephens, and retired from professional football at the end of the season.[1] He had made 509 Football League appearances, 566 in all first-team competitions, which remain club records.[3][4]

He remained in Sussex, playing County League football for Vernon Athletic, and went into the bookmaking business with Frank Brett, a former teammate. Wilson died in Hove in 1955 at the age of 56.[1]

References
  1. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 266–267. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "Brighton records". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. "Club records". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2018.


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