Jock Wilson (English footballer)

John Wilson (1894 – July 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back and made over 460 appearances in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical and St Johnstone.[1][3] He made one wartime appearance for the Scottish League XI.[4] After retiring as a player, Wilson was involved in the founding of Junior club Haddington Athletic in the late 1930s.[2]

Jock Wilson
Personal information
Full name John Wilson[1]
Date of birth 1894[2]
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death July 1957 (aged 62–63)[2]
Place of death Dechmont, Scotland[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1914 Newmilns
1914–1925 Heart of Midlothian 226 (0)
1925–1928 Dunfermline Athletic 108 (9)
1928–1931 Hamilton Academical 91 (7)
1931–1932 St Johnstone 36 (0)
Penicuik Athletic
National team
1916 Scottish League XI (wartime) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Wilson's father Hughie was a Scottish international footballer who was playing for Sunderland at the time of Wilson's birth.[2] The family eventually moved back to Scotland and settled in Newmilns.[2] After enlisting in April 1916, Wilson served as a private in the Royal Scots during the First World War and was wounded on the Western Front in April 1917 and March 1918.[2][5] As a teenager, Wilson had trained as a lace weaver and he returned to the profession in Ayrshire part-time after the war, before re-entering professional football.[2] He worked at Castle Mills Rubber Works in Fountainbridge during the early years of the First World War and after retiring from football, he ran a fishmongers in Haddington.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1914–15[6] Scottish Division One 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
1915–16[6] 37 0 — 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 40 0
1916–17[6] 5 0 — 0 0 5 0
1918–19[6] 23 0 — 6[lower-alpha 3] 0 29 0
1919–20[6] 27 0 3 0 0 0 30 0
1920–21[6] 29 0 5 0 0 0 34 0
1921–22[6] 10 0 3 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 14 0
1922–23[6] 33 0 2 0 6[lower-alpha 5] 0 41 0
1923–24[6] 37 0 5 0 3[lower-alpha 6] 0 45 0
1924–25[6] 24 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 7] 0 28 0
Total 226 0 20 0 22 0 268 0
Dunfermline Athletic 1925–26[1] Scottish Division Two 36 2 1 0 — 37 2
1926–27[1] Scottish Division One 35 3 4 1 — 39 4
1927–28[1] 37 4 4 1 — 41 5
Total 108 9 9 2 — 117 11
Hamilton Academical 1928–29[7] Scottish Division One 22 1 3 0 0 0 25 1
1929–30[8] 34 3 5 1 1[lower-alpha 8] 0 40 4
1930–31[9] 35 3 3 0 0 0 38 3
Total 91 7 11 1 1 0 113 8
St Johnstone 1931–32[1] Scottish Division Two 36 0 3 0 — 39 0
Career total 461 16 43 3 23 0 527 19
  1. Appearance in East of Scotland Shield
  2. 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup
  3. 4 appearances in Victory Cup, 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup
  4. Appearance in Dunedin Cup
  5. 2 appearances in Wilson Cup, 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup, 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Dunedin Cup
  6. 2 appearances in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup
  7. 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup
  8. Appearance in Lanarkshire Cup

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

Dunfermline Athletic

St Johnstone

  • Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion: 1931–32[1]

See also

References
  1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. "East Lothian's Football History". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "WILSON, John (1928) – Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". www.acciesmemorybank.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. "Association Football – War Fund Games". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1916. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. "Jock Wilson – Hearts Career – from 20 Mar 1915 to 28 Apr 1925". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  7. "1928–29". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  8. "1929–30". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  9. "1930–31". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  10. "1915-04-24 Sat Hibernian 0 Hearts 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  11. "1919-05-07 Wed Hearts 1 Hibernian 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  12. "1923-04-27 Fri Hearts 2 Hibernian 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  13. "1916-05-06 Sat Hearts 3 Leith Athletic 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  14. "1923-05-12 Sat Hearts 2 Hibernian 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  15. "1924-05-10 Sat Hearts 0 Hibernian 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.


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