Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1896)

For other people of the same name, see Andrew Wilson (disambiguation).

Andy Wilson

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Nesbit Wilson
Date of birth	(1896-02-14)14 February 1896
Place of birth	Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death	Putney London SW6
Position(s)	Centre Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1914	Middlesbrough	9	(5)
1918–1921	Dunfermline Athletic
1919	→ Heart of Midlothian (guest)
1921–1923	Middlesbrough	77	(51)
1923–1931	Chelsea	238	(59)
1931–1932	Queens Park Rangers	20	(3)
1932–1934	Sporting Club Nîmois
International career
1920–1923	Scotland	12	(13)
1919	→ Scotland (wartime)	2	(4)
Managerial career
1934–1937	Walsall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Nesbit Wilson (14 February 1896 – 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.

Biography

Andy Wilson was born in Newmains, Lanarkshire and 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. He wore a glove to mask his hand which had been shattered by a WW1 bullet. When the War ended, he played with Dunfermline Athletic when they were part of the rebel Central League, a body outside 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 David Calderhead's 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.

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

His younger son, Jimmy survived a tour as a tail-gunner in the far east during WW2. Jimmy played for Watford after the Second World War.

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

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

External links

• Andrew Wilson at scottishfa.co.uk
• London Hearts profile