Bev Wilson (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bevis Alan McLean Wilson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 May 1924||
Place of birth | Eccles, Lancashire, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 27 August 1987[1] | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Barrow, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre-Back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1951 | Wrexham | 98 | (0) |
1951–1959 | Barrow | 307 | (1) |
Yeovil Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bevis Alan McLean "Bev" Wilson (14 May 1924 – 27 August 1987) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made over 400 appearances in the English Football League with Wrexham and Barrow.
Career
[edit]He signed for Wrexham in June 1947 after playing in the army team during World War 2.[1] He spent nearly 4 years at the Welsh club before signing for Barrow in 1951, where he played over 300 games in 8 years.[2]
In 1959 he moved to non-league Yeovil Town.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bev Wilson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Bev Wilson". Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1987 deaths
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- People from Eccleston, Lancashire
- Footballers from Lancashire
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs