Davie Wilson

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Davie Wilson
Personal information
Full name David Wilson
Date of birth (1937-01-10)10 January 1937[a]
Place of birth Cambuslang, Scotland
Date of death 13 June 2022(2022-06-13) (aged 85)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)
Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Baillieston Juniors
1956–1967 Rangers 227 (99)
1967–1972 Dundee United 129 (20)
1972–1973 Dumbarton 48 (2)
Total 405 (121)
International career
1958
Scotland U23
 1 (0)
1960–1964
Scottish League XI
 7 (3)
1960–1965 Scotland 22 (10[b])
1961[5] SFA trial v SFL 1 (0)
Managerial career
1974–1977 Dumbarton (assistant)
1977–1980 Dumbarton
1980–1981 Kilmarnock (assistant)
1984–1986 Dumbarton
1986–1987 Hamilton Academical (assistant)
1987–1989 Queen of the South
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Wilson (10 January 1937 – 13 June 2022)

outside left. He was perhaps best known for his decade at Rangers in which he played an important role in the club's success of the early 1960s; he also made over 100 appearances for Dundee United
.

He was also selected 22 times for the Scotland national team, and was later a manager, primarily at Dumbarton where he had ended his playing career.

Club career

Wilson, a native of the mining village of Newton[8][9] just outside Glasgow, was a Rangers supporter in childhood. On a visit to Ibrox Stadium he received advice from former star Alan Morton who played left wing, the position in which Wilson became established.[9]

As a teenager he was rejected by local Junior club Cambuslang Rangers for being too small, and instead began his career at Baillieston.[10] He soon came to the attention of Rangers who signed him in 1956.

Rangers

Wilson made his first-team debut on 2 January 1957 just prior to his 20th birthday, was selected for European matches against

European Cup and won the Scottish Cup.[11]

The

the final.[11][12]

replayed cup final against Celtic.[11]

In

League Cup Final, but returned to play in the Scottish Cup Final as Rangers completed the second treble in their history.[15] However, in 1965 they only finished in fifth place after Baxter broke a leg,[9]
and in the League Cup Wilson was injured in the semi-final and again could not take part in the final.

Rangers regained the Scottish Cup in

Slavia Sofia.[17]

Wilson departed from Ibrox aged 30, having scored a total of 159 goals in 382 matches in all competitions.

striker (he is ranked seventh of all post-WWII scorers for Rangers).[19] He has since been inducted to the Rangers Hall of Fame.[8]

Dundee United

In August 1967 Wilson transferred to

steelworks in the village of Westburn, and who would later be signed by Wilson's backroom team in his time as an assistant manager.[9][21] In 2017 Wilson became a member of United's Hall of Fame.[22]

Dumbarton

Wilson moved to Dumbarton in January 1972, helped the club win promotion at the end of that season. He retired as a player at the end of the following campaign in 1973, aged 36, after helping Dumbarton maintain their status in the top division;[23] he thereafter became a coach at the club.

International career

Having appeared for the

Scottish League XI seven times, scoring three goals.[26]

In 2014, Wilson was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, which he described as his "greatest honour".[10][21]

Managerial career

Having served as assistant manager to

Premier Division
in his second, widely regarded as a commendable achievement for a part-time club.

After a short period as assistant to John Lambie at Hamilton Academical, during which they knocked Rangers out of the 1986–87 Scottish Cup,[30] Wilson also had a spell as manager of Dumfries club Queen of the South, taking over after the surprise resignation of promotion winning Nobby Clark.[31]

Personal life

In retirement Wilson remained an enthusiastic supporter of Rangers, attending many matches and functions and commenting on the club's struggles.[32][10][8] He was also an after-dinner speaker.[33] In his spare time he kept racing pigeons, and was a lifelong teetotaler and non-smoker.[9]

Davie was a family man who loved his family dearly; his wife Avril, daughter Sheena, son David and his beloved grandchildren Carly, Harry, Anna, David and latterly Billy.

An authorised biography, Wilson on the Wing, was published in 2020.[34]

He died on 13 June 2022, aged 85, released to press on 14 June.[6][7]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilson goal.
List of international goals scored by Davie Wilson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 April 1961 Wembley Stadium, London, England  England 2–3 3–9
1961 British Home Championship
2 3–5[b]
3 7 October 1961 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 6–1
1962 British Home Championship
4 14 April 1962 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  England 1–0 2–0 1962 British Home Championship
5 8 May 1963 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Austria 1–0 4–1
Friendly
6 2–0
7 13 June 1963 Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain  Spain 4–1 6–2 Friendly
8 25 November 1964 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Northern Ireland 1–1 3–2
1965 British Home Championship
9 3–2
10 27 May 1965 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–1 2–1 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

As player

Rangers[18]

Scotland

As manager

Dumbarton

Notes

  1. ^ Birth year given as 1939 in most sources.[1]
  2. ^ a b c The Scottish Football Association archive[2] credits the 3rd Scotland goal to Wilson, and footage from the match[3][4] appears to confirm this; most sources (and the contemporary commentary on the footage) credit the goal to Pat Quinn.
  3. 1964–65
    League Cup finals.
  4. 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
    .

References

  1. ^ Davie Wilson at the Scottish Football Association
  2. ^ "Match Details". Scottish Football Association. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  3. ^ Footage #1 – 2:05
  4. ^ Footage #2 – 1:29
  5. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link
    ]
  6. ^ a b Rangers legend Davie Wilson passes away aged 85, Ibrox club confirm, Aiden Smith, The Herald, 14 June 2022
  7. ^ a b "Scotsman Obituaries: Davie Wilson, legendary Rangers and Scotland footballer". The Scotsman. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "Tribute to one of Newton's favourite sons Davy Wilson". Daily Record/Rutherglen Reformer. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Interview: Davie Wilson on golden era at Ibrox and Hampden". The Scotsman. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  10. ^
    Evening Times
    . 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Hall of Fame Profile: Davie Wilson". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  12. ^ Murray, Keir (22 April 2008). "When Rangers met Fiorentina in '61". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Football mourns the loss of Rangers legend Jimmy Smith". The Herald. 6 December 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  14. ^ Davie Wilson The First £100,000 Everton Player – Almost, Steve Zocek, EFC Heritage Society, 10 April 2019
  15. ^ "Classic matches: Rangers 3–1 Dundee, April 1964". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  16. ^ "When Euro glory evaded Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  17. Evening Times
    . 9 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Rangers player profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Rangers Postwar Player Records". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Dundee United player Davie Wilson profile". Dundee United FC Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Walter Smith reveals how long-running internal warfare at Rangers has kept him away from Ibrox". The Daily Telegraph. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Davie Wilson - Hall of Fame inductee 2017". official website. Dundee United F.C. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  23. ^ "Dumbarton player Davie Wilson profile". Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Scotland U23 profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  25. ^ a b "The Cambuslang lad who went on to help Scotland beat the old enemy". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  26. ^ "Scotland FL Players by Appearances". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  27. ^ "Dumbarton supermo Gilbert Lawrie yearns after another cup semi-final despite memory of Walter Smith's own-goal clanger". Daily Record. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  28. ^ "Dumbarton manager Davie Wilson profile (1st spell)". Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  29. ^ "Dumbarton manager Davie Wilson profile (2nd spell)". Dumbarton Football Club Historical Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  30. ^ "31st January – 30th Anniversary of one of our most famous victories". Hamilton Academical F.C. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  31. ^ Nobby Clark career profile and interview Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ "Rangers legend Davy Wilson recalls day he was pelted with beer bottles as he calls for football booze ban to stay". Daily Record. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  33. ^ "Davie Wilson celebrity speaker profile". Scotbase entertainments. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  34. ^ Rangers fan writes Davie Wilson book after contacting club legend on Facebook, Glasgow Times, 21 February 2020

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