James Wilson (footballer, born 1890)

James Wilson

Personal information
Full name	James Gilmour Wilson
Date of birth	1895
Place of birth	Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death	15 December 1917 (aged 22)
Place of death	West Flanders, Belgium
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Kilwinning Rangers
1914–1918	Queen's Park	29	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Gilmour Wilson (1895 – 15 December 1917) was a Scottish professional football left back who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.

Personal life

Wilson attended Kilwinning Higher Grade School and Irvine Royal Academy and later worked as an accountant in Charing Cross. In September 1915, just over a year after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wilson enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He later transferred to the Black Watch and saw action with the battalion on the Somme. In 1917, Wilson was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and was killed by a sniper during the Battle of Passchendaele on 15 December 1917. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.