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About James Wilson:
“The Vale of Leven has earned a reputation for goalkeepers, and this young player sustains the district’s fame. Coming from the Vale Wanderers, he was the immediate successor of Sandy McLintock, the Vale’s great half, and he is the nearest approach to, if not superior of, R. Parlane, famous in the club’s early day. Mr. Wilson is lithely, but not strongly built. He is smart, rather than resourceful. He attempts no gallery work; when most pressed ‘tis then he shines. The best samples he has given of his prowess was the famous fog finals against the Queens Park last year. Twice in his career he has risen from a sickbed to keep goal for his club, and is evidently moved by feelings of as strong regard for his country as for his club. He is a crack shot with the rifle, has a good eye, and a firm nerve. Like Macaulay, he studies the movements of the men in the open field, and lies in wait for their ‘daisy cutters.’ He kept goal in 1889-90. The S.F.A. tried him, and gave him his third cap. The League also tried him, and presented him with a necktie.”
(Source: Glasgow Evening Post: April 6, 1891)
Born: 1866: Alexandra (Dunbartonshire), Scotland.
Passed away: February 28, 1900.
Position: Goalkeeper.
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Career:
Vale Wanderers.
* 1889-90: 1-0 (FA Cup).
Vale of Leven.
* 1889-90: 10-0 (FA Cup);
* 1890-91: 9-0 (Scottish League); 3-0 (FA Cup);
* 1891-92: 6-0 (Scottish League); 1-0 (FA Cup);
* 1893-94: 7-0 (Scottish League); 3-0 (FA Cup).
Merits:
Scotland A 4-0: (v. Wales: March 10, 1888; v. England: April 13, 1889; v. England: April 5, 1890; v. England: April 4, 1891).
Scotland A Trial 5-0: (February 16, 1889; March 2, 1889; March 8, 1890; March 7, 1891; v. Corinthians: March 21, 1891).
Dumbartonshire XI 3-0: (v. Renfrewshire: April 11, 1885; v. Edinburgh: January 29, 1887; v. Lancashire: October 22, 1887).
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