Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1930)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Frederick Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 2010 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Putney, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1950 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1957 | Fulham | 45 | (0) |
| 1957–1962 | Brentford | 148 | (0) |
| Folkestone Town | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Thomas Frederick Wilson (3 July 1930 – 29 March 2010) was an English professional football full back who played in the Football League for Fulham and Brentford. He later returned to Fulham as a director.
A full back, Wilson began his career at hometown club Southampton as an amateur. He departed in the summer of 1950, without playing a first team match.
Wilson followed former Saints manager Bill Dodgin to Division One side Fulham in August 1950, signing his first professional contract. His time at Craven Cottage was fraught with injury, making just 45 league appearances before departing in the summer of 1957. In the early 1950s, his flatmate was Bobby Robson.
Wilson joined Division Three South side Brentford in the summer of 1957. He had an uneven start to his Bees career, making 26 appearances during the 1957–58 season, but not playing at all between September 1957 and February 1958. Wilson was an ever-present during the 1958–59 season, making 50 appearances and also captaining the side. An injury suffered in September 1959 halted a run of 73 consecutive appearances, but he was back to his best during the 1960–61 season, making 45 appearances. Wilson found himself mostly out of the team during the 1961–62 season and he departed the club at the end of the campaign. Wilson made 158 appearances during his five years at Griffin Park.
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