Bobby Wilson
Personal information
Full name Robert Wilson[1]
Date of birth 1890[2]
Place of birth Chicago, United States
Date of death c. November 1918[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1913–1918 Hibernian 34 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Wilson (1890 – November 1918) was an American professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian as an outside right.[1] He was a part of the Hibs team which reached the 1914 Scottish Cup Final.[3][4]

Personal life

Wilson enlisted in the British Army during the First World War and died in November 1918.[1][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1913–14[6] Scottish First Division 20 5 7 5 27 10
1914–15[6] 13 3 — 13 3
1918–19[6] 1 0 — 1 0
Career total 34 8 7 5 41 13

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hibernian Football Club in the First World War" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "hibs.net – We Are Hibernian FC – Part Eighteen". hibs.net Messageboard. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Cup Final | Easy Victory for Celtic over Hibernians". The Scotsman. 17 April 1914. Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
  5. ↑ "Hibernian FC players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Hibernian Player Robert Wilson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.


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