Clare Wilson

Clare Wilson (c. 1 April 1886 – 9 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.

Clare Wilson

Personal information
Date of birth	c. 1 April 1886[1]
Place of birth	Boroughbridge, Yorkshire[2][3]
Date of death	9 October 1917 (aged 31)[3]
Place of death	Western Front[3]
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Wallsend Park Villa
	Gateshead Town
1907–1908	Bradford City	2	(0)
	Glossop
	Oldham Athletic
	Gateshead
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Wilson spent his early career with Wallsend Park Villa and Gateshead Town.^[4] He signed for Bradford City from Gateshead in March 1907.^[5] He made 2 league appearances for the club,^[6] before joining Glossop in December 1908.^[5] He later played for Oldham Athletic and Gateshead.^[4]

Death

Wilson joined the Durham Light Infantry in December 1915 and then transferred to the Manchester Regiment's 22nd Battalion. He was killed in action in 1917 on the Western Front.^[3]

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

1. Aged 29 years and 245 days on 1 December 1915; British Army WWI Service Records, 1914–1920
2. Occupation: Professional Footballer; 1911 England Census
3. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914–1919
4. Clare Wilson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
5. Frost, p. 410
6. Frost, p. 390