Job Wilding
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
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| birth_date = 1862
| birth_place = Wrexham, Wales
| death_date = 15 March {{Death year and age|1947|1862}}
| death_place = Hoole, Chester, England
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| position = Forward
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| clubs1 = Wrexham Olympic
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| years2 = 1886
| clubs2 = Everton
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| years3 = 1886
| clubs3 = Bootle
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| years4 = 1888
| clubs4 = Wrexham
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| years5 = 1891
| clubs5 = Wrexham Victoria
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| years6 = 1895–1897
| clubs6 = Westminster Rovers
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| years7 = 1900
| clubs7 = Wrexham
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| nationalyears1 = 1885–1892
| nationalteam1 = Wales
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 4
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Job Wilding (1862 – 15 March 1947) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward. He was among the first full-time professional football players in England.{{cite web|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/13-14/comment/fan/25805.html|title=The Lost Professional of Everton FC
|publisher=Toffeweb|accessdate=10 October 2013|date=9 October 2013|first=Tony|last=Onslow}}
He made his international debut for the Wales national team on 14 March 1885, in the Wales versus England match at Leamington Road, Blackburn.{{cite web|title=Match Report|url=http://www.wfda.co.uk/international_details.php?id=19|publisher=Welsh Football Data Archive|accessdate=10 October 2013}} He was also Everton F.C.'s first player to represent Wales at full international level.
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Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Wrexham
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Wales men's international footballers
Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players
Category:Wrexham Victoria F.C. players
Category:Westminster Rovers F.C. players
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