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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = William Wilson
| image          =
| caption        =
| fullname       =
| birth_date     = 1902
| birth_place    = [[Seaham]], [[County Durham]], England<ref name="kent"/>
| death_date     =
| death_place    =
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=10+1/2}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Third Division. Northern Section. Walsall |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=15 August 1921 |page=6}}</ref>
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1    = | youthclubs1 = Seaham Harbour
| years1         = | clubs1 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]| caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2         = 1921| clubs2 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]| caps2 = 2| goals2 = 0
| years3         = 1921–1922| clubs3 = [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]| caps3 = 19| goals3 = 0
| years4         = | clubs4 = [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]| caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5         = | clubs5 = [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]]| caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6         = 1925–1926| clubs6 = [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]| caps6 = 24| goals6 = 0
| years7         = | clubs7 = [[Willenhall F.C.|Willenhall]]| caps7 = | goals7 =
| years8         = | clubs8 = [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]]| caps8 = | goals8 =
| totalcaps      = | totalgoals  =
}}
'''William Wilson''' (born 1902)<ref>{{cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |page=285 |publisher=SoccerData (Tony Brown) |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6}}</ref> was an English [[Association football|footballer]] who played for [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]], [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]], [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]], [[Willenhall F.C.|Willenhall]], and [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]].
==Career==
Wilson played for Seaham Harbour and [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] before moving north to join [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in February 1921.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=314|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> He only played two [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] games before being released from [[The Old Recreation Ground]] at the end of [[1920–21 Port Vale F.C. season|the season]].<ref name="kent"/> He moved on to [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]], [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]], [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]], [[Willenhall F.C.|Willenhall]], and [[Telford United F.C.|Wellington Town]].<ref name="kent"/>
==Career statistics==
Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
|[[1920–21 Port Vale F.C. season|1920–21]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|2||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]
|[[1921–22 Walsall F.C. season|1921–22]]
|[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]]
|19||0||3||1||22||1
|-
|[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]
|[[1925–26 Bristol Rovers F.C. season|1925–26]]
|[[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]]
|24||0||1||0||25||0
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:1902 births]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:Footballers from Seaham]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]]
[[Category:Port Vale F.C. players]]
[[Category:Walsall F.C. players]]
[[Category:Stafford Rangers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Worcester City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Willenhall F.C. players]]
[[Category:Telford United F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]