Joshua Wilkinson (footballer)
.jpg) Wilkinson's headstone in Dumbarton cemetery | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Anderston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 1921 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dumbarton Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Renton | ||
| 1921 | Dumbarton[1] | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson (14 September 1897 – 14 November 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Dumbarton and Rangers.[2] He died from peritonitis at the age of 24, two days after keeping goal for Dumbarton in a "particularly rough" match against his former club Rangers in 1921.[3][4][5]
See also
- List of association footballers who died while playing
References
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- ^ "Quirky Injuries". goalkeepersaredifferent.com.
- ^ Signaller Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson, University of Glasgow Story | First World War Roll of Honour. Retrieved 5 July 2021
- ^ Death of a Goalkeeper, Iain Duff, Gallimaufry, 19 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021
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