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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{distinguish|Hugh Wilson (Scottish footballer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hughie Wilson
| image = Hughie Wilson (1869–1940).png
| caption = With Sunderland in 1894
| fullname = Hugh Wilson<ref name="ENFA">{{ENFA}}</ref>
| birth_date = 18 March 1869<ref name="ENFA"/>
| birth_place = [[Mauchline]], Scotland<ref name="ENFA"/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1940|4|7|1869|3|18}}
| death_place = [[Kilmarnock]], Scotland
| position = {{ublist|[[Midfielder#Wing half|Left half]]|[[Forward (association football)#Inside forward|Inside left]]}}
| years1 = 1887–1888 | clubs1 = [[Mauchline F.C.|Mauchline]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1888–1889 | clubs2 = 2nd Ayrshire Rifle Volunteers | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 1889–1890 | clubs3 = [[Newmilns F.C.|Newmilns]] | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 1890–1899 | clubs4 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] | caps4 = 227| goals4 = 42
| years5 = 1899–1900 | clubs5 = [[Bedminster F.C.|Bedminster]] | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 1900–1901 | clubs6 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] | caps6 = | goals6 =
| years7 = 1901–1907 | clubs7 = [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]] | caps7 = 136| goals7 = 37
| years8 = 1907–1908 | clubs8 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 3
| totalcaps = 385 | totalgoals = 82
| nationalyears1= 1890–1904
| nationalteam1= [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps1= 4
| nationalgoals1= 1
| nationalyears2= 1891<ref>[https://www.11v11.com/matches/football-alliance-v-football-league-20-april-1891-248234/ Football Alliance v Football League, 20 April 1891], 11v11.com</ref>
| nationalteam2= [[Football League XI]]
| nationalcaps2= 1
| nationalgoals2= 0
| nationalyears3= 1902
| nationalteam3= [[Scottish League XI]]
| nationalcaps3= 1
| nationalgoals3= 0
}}
'''Hugh Wilson''' (18 March 1869 – 7 April 1940) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]] and the [[Scotland national football team]] as a [[Midfielder#Wing half|wing half]] or [[Forward (association football)|inside forward]].<ref name="sfa">{{SFA Profile|id=113392}}</ref>

==Club career==
Born in [[Mauchline]], [[Ayrshire]] and known by the nickname "Lalty", Wilson came to prominence with [[Newmilns F.C.|Newmilns]], earning his first international [[Cap (sport)|cap]] while with that club<ref name = "sfa"/> (and their only international representative).<ref>[https://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/clubs/newmilns.html Scotland Football Records {{!}} Clubs played for {{!}} Newmilns], London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 21 February 2022</ref> He then signed for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and made his debut for them on 13 September 1890 against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] in a 3–2 defeat at [[Newcastle Road (stadium)|Newcastle Road]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4706.asp|title=Sunderland 2-3 Burnley|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-08-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821121413/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4706.asp|archivedate=2008-08-21}}</ref> Overall, he made 258 league appearances scoring 46 goals while at the club, spanning from 1890 to 1899.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG875.asp |title=Hughie Wilson |publisher=The Stat Cat |accessdate=2008-08-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925152048/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG875.asp |archivedate=2012-09-25 }}</ref> Wilson won [[list of English football champions|league championships]] with Sunderland in [[1891–92 in English football|1892]], [[1892–93 in English football|1893]] and [[1894–95 in English football|1895]].<ref name = "sfa"/> Known for his effective long [[throw-ins]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BkICPoHh3oAC&dq=%22lalty+wilson%22+throw&pg=PT22 A Scottish Football Hall of Fame] (Chapter Three {{!}} A League Onward); [[John Cairney]]; Random House, 2011; {{ISBN|9781780570594}}</ref> anecdotally it was reported that he initially used a one-armed technique which led to the rules being changed – however, the requirement to use both hands was formalised in 1883.

Wilson left Sunderland in 1899 to sign for [[Bedminster F.C.|Bedminster]].<ref name = "sfa"/> A season later he moved to [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]],<ref name = "sfa"/> as a result of the merger between Bedminster and Bristol City. Wilson then returned to Scotland in 1901 with [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]].<ref name = "sfa"/><ref>[https://www.fitbastats.com/thirdlanark/player.php?playerid=1072 (Third Lanark player) Wilson, Hugh], FitbaStats</ref> He enjoyed success with ''Thirds'', [[list of Scottish football champions|winning the Scottish League]] in [[1903-04 in Scottish football|1904]], the [[Scottish Cup]] the [[1904–05 Scottish Cup|following year]], and reaching the final in [[1905–06 Scottish Cup|1906]].<ref name = "sfa"/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X4lhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4626%2C6624463 Association Football. {{!}} The Scottish Final.], The Glasgow Herald, 30 April 1906</ref> He ended his playing days at [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]].<ref name = "sfa"/><ref name=litsterprewar>[A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012</ref>

==International career==
Wilson won his first cap for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] on 22 March 1890, scoring once in a 5–0 win at [[Underwood Park, Paisley|Underwood Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/games/18900322.html|title=Sat 22 Mar 1890 Scotland 5 Wales 0|publisher=London Hearts|accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref> Having transferred to the English leagues, he was then ineligible under selection rules of the time until these were changed in 1896. He went on to make three further appearances for his country between 1897 and 1904.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/hughwilson.html|title=[Scotland player] Lalty Wilson|publisher=London Hearts|accessdate=2008-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601162946/http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/hughwilson.html|archive-date=1 June 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also represented the [[Scottish League XI]] once, while with Third Lanark.<ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/hughwilson.html (SFL player) Hugh Wilson], London Hearts Supporters Club</ref>

==Personal life==
Wilson's son [[Jock Wilson (English footballer)|John]] was also a footballer; born in [[Sunderland]], he played solely in the Scottish League, making over 400 appearances (mainly with [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]), also serving in the army and being wounded during [[World War I]].<ref name=prog18>[https://www.facebook.com/eastlothiansfootballhistory/posts/2055417844573907 Match programme], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.]], 22 September 2018 (via 'East Lothian's Football History' on Facebook)</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1869 births]]
[[Category:1940 deaths]]
[[Category:Footballers from East Ayrshire]]
[[Category:Men's association football inside forwards]]
[[Category:Men's association football wing halves]]
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Scotland men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Bristol City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Third Lanark A.C. players]]
[[Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Scottish Football League players]]
[[Category:Scottish Football League representative players]]
[[Category:English Football League representative players]]
[[Category:People from Mauchline]]
[[Category:Bedminster F.C. players]]

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