Bobby Wilson (Hibernian footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Wilson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1890[2] | ||
Place of birth | Chicago, United States | ||
Date of death | c. November 1918[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | |||
1913–1918 | Hibernian | 34 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Wilson (1890 – November 1918) was an American professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian as an outside right.[1] He was a part of the Hibs team which reached the 1914 Scottish Cup Final.[3][4]
Personal life
Wilson enlisted in the British Army during the First World War and died in November 1918.[1][5]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hibernian | 1913–14[6] | Scottish First Division | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 10 |
1914–15[6] | 13 | 3 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
1918–19[6] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 34 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 13 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Hibernian Football Club in the First World War" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "hibs.net – We Are Hibernian FC – Part Eighteen". hibs.net Messageboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Final | Easy Victory for Celtic over Hibernians". The Scotsman. 17 April 1914. Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
- ^ "Hibernian FC players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Hibernian Player Robert Wilson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
External links
- Bobby Wilson at Soccerbase
Categories:
- 1890 births
- Soccer players from Illinois
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Association football outside forwards
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- American emigrants to Scotland
- American expatriate soccer players
- American soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- 1918 deaths
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- American soccer forward stubs