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David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer)

David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer)

Scottish footballer

For other people with the same name, see David Wilson.

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]

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Personal life

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

  1. [1]
    Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. [2]
    "Scottish Footballers Roll of Honour". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. [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. [4]
    David Wilson at the Scottish Football Association
  5. [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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