James Wilson (footballer, born 1890)

James Gilmour Wilson (19 November 1890 – 15 December 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[3][4]

James Wilson
Personal information
Full name James Gilmour Wilson[1]
Date of birth 19 November 1890[2]
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 15 December 1917(1917-12-15) (aged 27)[1]
Place of death Flanders, Belgium
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilwinning Rangers
1914–1917 Queen's Park 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Wilson attended Kilwinning Higher Grade School and Irvine Royal Academy and later worked as an accountant in Charing Cross.[5] In September 1915, just over a year after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wilson enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[5] He transferred to the Black Watch in September 1915 and saw action with the battalion on the Somme.[5][6] In 1917, Wilson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and was killed by a sniper in Flanders on 15 December 1917.[5] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[1]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1914–15[4] Scottish First Division 29 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 33 0
1915–16[4] 12 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 13 0
1916–17[4] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 42 0 5 0 47 0
  1. 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in War Fund Shield
  2. Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References
  1. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. "Wilson, James G." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. "1917 « Kilwinning War Memorial". blogs.glowscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. Chapman, Paul (30 November 2016). Menin Gate North: In Memory and In Mourning. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-5092-7.


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