Sammy Wilson (footballer, born 1937)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel J. Wilson | ||
Date of birth | 30 November 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
Date of death | 30 October 2022 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1956 | Crusaders | ||
1956–1963 | Glenavon | ||
1963–1965 | Falkirk | 60 | (28) |
1965–1968 | Dundee | 50 | (18) |
1968–1970 | Coleraine | ||
Total | 110 | (46) | |
International career | |||
1961–1967 | Northern Ireland | 12 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel J. Wilson[1] (30 November 1936 – 30 October 2022)[2] was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Dromore, County Down on 30 November 1936,[3] Wilson played for Crusaders, Glenavon, Falkirk, Dundee and Coleraine.[1][3] He also earned twelve caps for the Northern Ireland national team.[1][3]
Wilson later became a farmer, auctioneer and estate agent.[1]
References
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Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2022 deaths
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Association footballers from County Down
- Men's association football forwards
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- NIFL Premiership players
- Scottish Football League players
- Crusaders F.C. players
- Glenavon F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Coleraine F.C. players
- Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs