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David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer)

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David Wilson
Personal information
Full name David J Wilson[1]
Date of birth 1880[2]
Place of birth Scotland
Date of death 1926 (aged 45–46)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1908 Queen's Park 78 (24)
International career
1900 Scotland 1 (2)
1902–1903 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David J. Wilson (1880–1926) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an inside right.[3] While playing for Queen's Park, he scored the first ever goal at the third (current) Hampden Park, in 1903.[4] He scored two goals on his sole appearance for Scotland in 1900.[4]

Personal life

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Wilson served as a second lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War.[5] A Glasgow solicitor, he died in 1926.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b c "Scottish Footballers Roll of Honour". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Wilson, David". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b David Wilson at the Scottish Football Association
  5. ^ "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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