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Alf Wilson (English footballer)

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Alf Wilson
Personal information
Full name Alfred Royle Wilson[1]
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Wortley, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Malin Bridge
1912–1913 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1913–1919 Rotherham Town
1915–1919 → Sheffield United (wartime guest)
1916 → Notts County (wartime guest)
1917–1919 → Birmingham (wartime guest)
1919–1920 Birmingham 2 (0)
1920–19?? Rotherham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Royle Wilson (1890 – after 1919) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. Born in Wortley, near Sheffield, he played in the Football League for Birmingham between 1919 and 1920.[2]

Prior to the First World War, Wilson was on the books of Sheffield Wednesday and also appeared as a guest player for cross-town rivals Sheffield United during the conflict, making 43 wartime appearances for the club.[1] Having also guested for Notts County and Birmingham during the war years, Wilson signed a permanent deal with Birmingham in 1919 as cover at full back.[3] He made his debut in the Second Division on Christmas Day 1919, standing in for Frank Womack in a 1–0 defeat away at Leicester City. This and the next day's reverse fixture, also a 1–0 defeat,[4] were the only first-team appearances Wilson made before he returned to Yorkshire the following year and signed for Rotherham Town.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Clarebrough, Denis & Kirkham, Andrew (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ^ Matthews, p. 162.


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