John Wilkinson (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Partick, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 1918 (aged 32)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dojran, Greece | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908 | Queen's Park | 4 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Wilkinson (1886 – 19 September 1918) was a Scottish amateur football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[2][3]
Personal life
Wilkinson worked as a coal salesman.[3] After Britain's entry into the First World War in August 1914, he enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was sent with his battalion to Salonika in November 1915.[3] Wilkinson was serving with the rank of lieutenant when he was killed during the Third Battle of Doiran on 19 September 1918, less than three months before the Armistice.[3] He was buried in Doiran Military Cemetery.[1]
References
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- 1 2 3 4 "Queen's Park Counts the Cost - Gallipoli and The Eastern Mediterranean" (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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