Andrew Nesbit Wilson

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Andrew Wilson
Full name	Andrew Nesbit Wilson
Date of birth	14 February 1896
Place of birth	Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death	15 October 1973
Place of death	Unknown,
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1914 1918-1921 1921-1923 1923-1931 1931-1932 1932-1934	Middlesbrough Dunfermline Athletic Middlesbrough Chelsea Queens Park Rangers Sporting Club Nîmois	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 238 (59) ? (?) ? (?)
National team
1920-1923	Scotland	12 (12)
Teams managed
1934-1937	Walsall
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Andrew Nesbit Wilson (born 14 February 1896 in Newmains, Lanarkshire; died 15 October 1973) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Sporting Club Nîmois.

Wilson joined Middlesbrough from junior side Cambuslang Rangers in 1914 but his early career was interrupted by the First World War, during which he guested for Hearts. When the War ended, he played with Dunfermline Athletic when they were part of the rebel Central League, a body outside of Scottish Football League jurisdiction. When this league was absorbed by the SFL in 1921, those players previously contracted to a Scottish or English league side were obliged to return to whichever side held their registration as part of the agreement. Thus Wilson returned to Middlesbrough in time for the 1921-22 season.

After a season in which he was the League's top scorer, Wilson joined Chelsea in November 1923 for £6,500, ending the 1923-24 season as both Middlesbrough and Chelsea's top scorer. He made 253 appearances for Chelsea and scored 52 goals in the next eight years before joining QPR in 1931. After a two-season sojourn in France, he would briefly manage Walsall before accepting a series of coaching positions, including at Chelsea and Gravesend and Northfleet.

Wilson was capped 12 times by Scotland between 1920 and 1923, averaging a goal per appearance.

Wilson was also proficient at several other sports. He had a single-figure golf handicap, compiled century breaks at snooker and played bowls internationally for England.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	March 13, 1920	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	1-0	3-0	BHC
2	April 10, 1920	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield	England	2-2	4-5	BHC
3	February 12, 1921	Pittodrie, Aberdeen	Wales	1-0	2-1	BHC
4	February 12, 1921	Pittodrie, Aberdeen	Wales	?	2-1	BHC
5	February 26, 1921	Windsor Park, Belfast	Ireland	1-0	2-0	BHC
6	April 9, 1921	Hampden Park, Glasgow	England	1-0	3-0	BHC
7	March 4, 1922	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	1-1	2-1	BHC
8	March 4, 1922	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Ireland	2-1	2-1	BHC
9	April 8, 1922	Villa Park, Birmingham	England	1-0	1-0	BHC
10	March 3, 1923	Windsor Park, Belfast	Ireland	1-0	1-0	BHC
11	March 17, 1923	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	Wales	1-0	2-0	BHC
12	March 17, 1923	St. Mirren Park, Paisley	Wales	2-0	2-0	BHC
13	April 14, 1923	Hampden Park, Glasgow	England	2-2	2-2	BHC

[edit] References

Cheshire, Scott (1998). Chelsea: An Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-143-5.

[edit] External links

Profile at Scottish FA website

Awards
Preceded by Joe Smith	First Division top scorer 1921–22	Succeeded by Charlie Buchan

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