Algernon Wilkinson
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 January 1894[1][2][3] | ||
Place of birth | Greasbrough, England | ||
Date of death | 1967 (aged 72–73)[4] | ||
Place of death | Doncaster, Yorkshire[4] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[5] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Rotherham County | |||
1919–1923 | Bradford City | 12 | (0) |
Liverpool | |||
Blackpool | |||
Mold Town | |||
Wrexham | |||
Flint Town | |||
Little Sutton Victoria | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Algernon Wilkinson (21 January 1894 – 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Born in Greasbrough, Wilkinson signed for Bradford City from Rotherham County in May 1919.[6] He made 12 league and 5 FA Cup appearances for the club,[7] before joining Liverpool in January 1923.[6] He later played for Blackpool, Mold Town, Wrexham, Flint Town and Little Sutton Victoria.[8]
Sources
[edit]- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
[edit]- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915
- ^ 1901 England Census
- ^ a b England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- ^ Stapler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b Frost, p. 410
- ^ Frost, p. 390
- ^ Algernon Wilkinson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1967 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Rotherham County F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Flint Town United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- People from Greasbrough
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football goalkeeper stubs