Frankie Wilson
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Prionsias Mac Liam | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
26 July 1970 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Died |
28 October 2022 (aged 52) Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Occupation | PE teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Lámh Dhearg | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Antrim titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1992–2001 | Antrim | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Francis Wilson (26 July 1970 – 28 October 2022) was an
Antrim senior football team
.
Playing career
Wilson joined
Antrim senior football team and lined out in the All-Ireland SBFC final defeat by Wicklow. Wilson continued to line out with Antrim for about a decade.[1]
Wilson combined his Gaelic football career with that of a semi-professional
Managerial career
Wilson returned to the
Sport and Leisure Swifts and Banbridge Town.[3] Wilson was also the long-serving manager of the Northern Ireland national under-18 schoolboys football team
.
Personal life and death
Wilson was a past pupil of
Honours
Player
- Lámh Dhearg
- Antrim Senior Football Championship: 1992
- Antrim Minor Football Championship: 1988
Manager
- Bangor
- Steel & Sons Cup: 2011
References
- ^ "Frankie Wilson on Drumaness, county days with Antrim and looking after Northern Ireland's new breed". The Irish News. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Frankie Wilson (1970-2022)". IFA website. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Antrim football star Frankie Wilson passes away". Hogan Stand. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "'A real gem'... tributes as Irish League and GAA hero Frankie Wilson dies after cancer battle". Belfast Telegraph. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "GAA star, Irish League manager and much loved teacher Frankie Wilson has died at 52". Belfast Telegraph. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.