Arthur Wilson (English footballer)

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Arthur Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-10-06)6 October 1908
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 31 January 2000(2000-01-31) (aged 91)
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)
Inside forward
Youth career
Newcastle & Northumberland Schools
1926–1927 Newcastle United Swifts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927 Scotswood
1927–1932 Southampton 62 (12)
1932–1934 West Ham United 29 (14)
1934–1937 Chester 136 (6)
1937–1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1939–1940 Torquay United 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Wilson (6 October 1908 – 31 January 2000)

inside forward
for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.

Football career

Wilson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[2] and represented Newcastle & Northumberland Schools before joining Newcastle United as a trainee.[3] Never progressing beyond the third team, he was allowed to leave in early 1927 to join Scotswood[3] playing in the North Eastern League.

He was quickly spotted by scouts from

inside left before being replaced by Herbert Coates.[5] In the following season, Wilson alternated with Coates and Peter Dougall for the inside-left position.[6]

In May 1932, with the club in financial difficulties, Southampton placed Wilson on the transfer list and he was soon signed by West Ham United for a fee of £500.[3] In his first season at Upton Park, Wilson managed 33 appearances at inside-left in league and cup matches, scoring 15 goals,[7] including two against his former club on 4 February 1933.[8] The following season, however, he lost his place to Len Goulden and made only two appearances[7] before joining Chester in March 1934.[3]

At Chester, his signing helped the club win eight of their last ten fixtures, thus avoiding relegation from

Division Three North. The following season, Chester finished third in the table, going one better in the next; at this time, only the champions were promoted. Wilson remained with Chester until November 1937, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers where he failed to make a first-team appearance. He moved on to his last club, Torquay United, in January 1939 where he remained until the start of the Second World War.[3]

References

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  5. ^ Saints – A complete record. p. 85.
  6. ^ Saints – A complete record. p. 87.
  7. ^ a b "Arthur Wilson". The Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. westhamstats.info. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  8. ^ "West Ham 3–1 Southampton". Game played on 04 Feb 1933. westhamstats.info. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

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