Willie Wiseman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William S. Wiseman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Turriff, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1979 (aged 82–83)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1914 | Hawthorn | ||
| 1914 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| 1914– | Hawthorn | ||
| –1922 | Aberdeen University | ||
| 1922 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| 1922–1930 | Queen's Park | 264 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1926–1930 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| 1926–1930 | Scotland Amateurs | 6 | (0) |
| 1927 | Scottish League XI | 1 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William S. Wiseman (18 October 1896 – 1979) was a Scottish amateur football left back who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and later served on the club's committee.[1][3][2][4][5] He was capped by Scotland at international level.[6][7]
Personal life
Wiseman was educated at Fordyce Academy, Portsoy and Aberdeen University and left the latter institution in 1916 to serve in the First World War with the Gordon Highlanders.[2][8] During his time on the Western Front, he was gassed, wounded and posted missing for a week.[8] He rose to the rank of captain and also served as a lieutenant in the Tank Corps.[9] After the war, he went to India to assist with the restructuring of the British Indian Army.[2]
After leaving the army, Wiseman completed his studies at Glasgow Technical College and later worked as an Assistant Roads Surveyor for Dunbartonshire Council.[2] He took up a Deputy County Surveyor position in Banffshire in 1930.[2][8] He married in 1930 and had one son.[2] Wiseman served as a major in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War, recruiting and training personnel in Scotland and then working on infrastructure projects.[2]
Honours
Queen's Park
References
- ^ a b "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At October 2016" (PDF). pp. 19–21. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 288)
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ William Wiseman at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Willie Wiseman on Lives of the First World War
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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External links
- William Wiseman at the Scottish Football Association
- London Hearts profile (Scotland)
- London Hearts profile (Scottish League)
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- Scotland amateur international footballers
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- 1979 deaths
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- Missing in action of World War I
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