:Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1934)
{{short description|Scottish association football player}}
{{for|the former Arsenal footballer|Bob Wilson (footballer born 1941)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bob Wilson
| fullname = Robert Smail Whitelaw Wilson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|06|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Musselburgh, Scotland
| height =
| position = Wing-half
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Musselburgh Athletic
| years1 = 1954–1957
| years2 = 1957–1960
| years3 = 1960–1961
| years4 = 1961–1962
| years5 = 1962–1963
| years6 = 1963–
| clubs1 = Aberdeen
| clubs2 = Norwich City
| clubs3 = Gillingham
| clubs4 = Accrington Stanley
| clubs5 = Chester City
| clubs6 = GKN Sankey
| caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 1
| caps2 = 62 | goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 35 | goals3 = 0
| caps4 = | goals4 =
| caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0
| caps6 = | goals6 =
}}
Robert Smail Whitelaw Wilson (born 29 June 1934) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Primarily a half-back, he began his professional career with Aberdeen, before going on to play for a number of English clubs. He was captain of the original incarnation of Accrington Stanley when the club resigned from The Football League in 1962.
Career
Born in Musselburgh, Wilson began his career with local Junior club Musselburgh Athletic before joining Aberdeen in November 1954.{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=0-7524-2243-X|page=340}} He gained a place in the club's first team during the 1955–56 season and played in the team which beat St Mirren to win the Scottish League Cup that season.[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scotleagcuphist.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
In May 1957 Wilson left Scotland and joined Norwich City of the Football League Third Division South. He was a regular in his first season but soon lost his starting place and in 1960 he took the decision to leave Carrow Road and join Gillingham of the Fourth Division. He made 35 Football League appearances for the club,{{cite book
| last = Brown
| first = Tony
| title = The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record
| publisher = Soccerdata
| year = 2003
| isbn = 1-899468-20-X
| page =70}} but chose to move on at the end of the 1960–61 season. A number of Scottish clubs were interested in signing him, but he chose to remain in England and join Accrington Stanley, also of the Fourth Division. He became club captain, but in March 1962 Stanley resigned from the Football League due to financial problems, making Wilson the last man ever to captain the club in a professional match. Wilson joined another Fourth Division club, Chester, where he played 15 times. He then left the professional game and dropped into non-league football with Shropshire-based GKN Sankey.
References
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External links
- {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/bobwilson}}
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Category:Aberdeen F.C. players
Category:Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
Category:Men's association football wing halves
Category:Footballers from Musselburgh
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Norwich City F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:GKN Sankey F.C. players