Clare Wilson

Clare Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth	c. 1 April 1886
Place of birth	Boroughbridge, Yorkshire
Date of death	9 October 1917 (aged 31)
Place of death	Western Front
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Wallsend Park Villa
	Gateshead Town
1907–1908	Bradford City
	Glossop
	Oldham Athletic
	Gateshead
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clare Wilson (c. 1 April 1886 – 9 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.

Career[edit]

Wilson spent his early career with Wallsend Park Villa and Gateshead Town.^[4] He signed for Bradford City from Gateshead in March 1907.^[5] He made 2 league appearances for the club,^[6] before joining Glossop in December 1908.^[5] He later played for Oldham Athletic and Gateshead.^[4]

Death[edit]

Wilson joined the Durham Light Infantry in December 1915 and then transferred to the Manchester Regiment's 22nd Battalion. He was killed in action in 1917 on the Western Front.^[3]

Sources[edit]

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References[edit]

^ Aged 29 years and 245 days on 1 December 1915; British Army WWI Service Records, 1914–1920
^ Occupation: Professional Footballer; 1911 England Census
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914–1919
^ ^a ^b Clare Wilson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Frost, p. 410
^ Frost, p. 390

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[1] Aged 29 years and 245 days on 1 December 1915; British Army WWI Service Records, 1914–1920

[1911census-2] Occupation: Professional Footballer; 1911 England Census

[death-3] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914–1919

[ENFA-4] Clare Wilson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[F410-5] Frost, p. 410

[6] Frost, p. 390

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