Alf Wilson (English footballer)

Alf Wilson

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Royle Wilson[1]
Date of birth	1890
Place of birth	Wortley, England[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Malin Bridge
1912–1913	Sheffield Wednesday	0	(0)
1913–1919	Rotherham Town
1915–1919	→ Sheffield United (wartime guest)
1916	→ Notts County (wartime guest)
1917–1919	→ Birmingham (wartime guest)
1919–1920	Birmingham	2	(0)
1920–19??	Rotherham Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alfred Royle Wilson (1890 – after 1919) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. Born in Wortley, near Sheffield, he played in the Football League for Birmingham between 1919 and 1920.^[2]

Prior to the First World War, Wilson was on the books of Sheffield Wednesday and also appeared as a guest player for cross-town rivals Sheffield United during the conflict, making 43 wartime appearances for the club.^[1] Having also guested for Notts County and Birmingham during the war years, Wilson signed a permanent deal with Birmingham in 1919 as cover at full back.^[3] He made his debut in the Second Division on Christmas Day 1919, standing in for Frank Womack in a 1–0 defeat away at Leicester City. This and the next day's reverse fixture, also a 1–0 defeat,^[4] were the only first-team appearances Wilson made before he returned to Yorkshire the following year and signed for Rotherham Town.^[3]

References

1. Clarebrough, Denis & Kirkham, Andrew (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
4. Matthews, p. 162.