Andrew Wilson (Scottish footballer)

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Andrew Wilson was a Scottish footballer who played the majority of his career a Sheffield Wednesday. He was born in Irvine on 10 December 1880. He started his football career at local club Irvine Meadows before moving onto Clyde F.C. in Glasgow. He moved to Sheffield in 1900 where he spent the rest of his playing days.

During his time at Wednesday he became the clubs top scorer with 216 goals and was top scorer six times. He appearred for the team 545 times, more than any other player. Both records stand to the present day. He was capped for Scotland 6 times. He also became the oldest player to play for the Owls before retiring on 10 March 1920 aged 39 years and 91. A record that stood until it was beaten by Player/Manager Trevor Francis in 1993. Andrew Wilson died on 13 March 1945.