Derek Wilkinson (footballer)
Appearance
Derek Wilkinson (4 June 1935 – 13 September 2017) was an English footballer who played as a winger and spent his entire senior career with Sheffield Wednesday.[1][2]
Wilkinson made 231 appearances for the Owls in a twelve-year spell that ran from 1954 to 1965 before being forced to retire through injury.[3]
Wilkinson died on September 13 2017 after a prolonged illness aged 82.[4]
References
- ^ "Derek Wilkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0658.htm
- ^ Newcastle Fans profile
- ^ Former Sheffield Wednesday winger dies after battle with illness