David Wilson (footballer born 1884)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1903 | St Mirren | 2 | (1) |
| 1903–1904 | Hamilton Academical | 5 | (0) |
| 1904–1907 | Bradford City | 12 | (1) |
| 1907–1921 | Oldham Athletic | 406 | (18) |
| 1921–1924 | Nelson | 95 | (3) |
| Total | 520 | (23) | |
| National team | |||
| 1913 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1921–1925 | Nelson | ||
| 1928–1929 | Exeter City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Wilson (born 14 January 1884, deceased) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He started his career in the Scottish Football League and went on to play 475 matches in the Football League before retiring at the age of 40. He appeared in one international match for Scotland in 1913. After retiring, he became manager of Nelson and Exeter City.
Wilson was born on 14 January 1884 in Irvine, North Ayrshire. He was one of four brothers who played professional football; his brother Andrew was also a Scotland international, while James spent the majority of his career with St Mirren and Alex played for Oldham Athletic. After his retirement from football management, he worked as a .
Wilson's started playing football with junior side Irvine Meadow. His professional career started in 1901 when he signed for Scottish League Division One club St Mirren. He failed to make an appearance in his first season, but played twice in 1902–03, scoring one goal. He left in 1903 to join Division Two side Hamilton Academical, where he stayed for one season, playing five league games for the club. In 1904, he moved to England to join Football League Second Division side Bradford City. He made 12 league appearances and scored one goal in two years with the team, but left at the end of the 1905–06 campaign.
Wilson signed for Lancashire Combination outfit Oldham Athletic in the summer of 1906 and became a first-team regular almost at once, playing 38 matches and scoring two goals in his inaugural season. For the 1907–08 campaign, Oldham joined the Football League Second Division, and Wilson appeared in every league match between 1907 and 1911. He scored two goals in the 1909–10 season as Oldham achieved promotion to the Football League First Division. He continued to play regularly until the outbreak of the First World War, when competitive football in England was stopped at the end of the 1914–15 campaign.
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