Arthur Wilkie
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur William Wilkie[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 October 1942||
Place of birth | Woolwich, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Reading | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1968 | Reading | 169 | (2) |
1968–1970 | Chelmsford City | ||
1970–1972 | Basingstoke Town | ||
1972–1973 | Cotswold | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur William Wilkie (born 7 October 1942) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Wilkie began his career at Reading, rising up from the youth ranks at the club. In total, Wilkie made 169 Football League for the club.[1] On 31 August 1962, in a match against Halifax Town, Wilkie suffered a back injury. Wilkie was thus utilised as a winger for the rest of the game, scoring twice in a 4–2 win.[2]
Following his time at Reading, Wilkie signed for Chelmsford City.[3] In 1970, Wilkie signed for Basingstoke Town.[4] In 1972, Wilkie signed for Reading Combination League side Cotswold, where he was utilised as a forward.[5] In February 1973, after 22 goals in 15 appearances, Wilkie left Cotswold in order to emigrate to New Zealand.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Arthur Wilkie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Q&A: Smoking Jack Kelsey . . . and goals for all seasons". The Independent. 31 January 1993. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Wilkie joins Basingstoke", Reading Evening Post, 14 July 1970, p. 14
- ^ "Costwold sign up Arthur Wilkie", Reading Evening Post, 17 August 1972, p. 24
- ^ "Farewell to Arthur", Reading Evening Post, 3 February 1973, p. 20
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
- People from Woolwich
- Reading F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Basingstoke Town F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- English expatriates in New Zealand
- English football goalkeeper stubs