Joshua Wilkinson (footballer)
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Wilkinson's headstone in Dumbarton cemetery | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Anderston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 1921 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dumbarton Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Renton | ||
| 1921 | Dumbarton | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson (14 September 1897 – 14 November 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Dumbarton and Rangers. He died from peritonitis at the age of 24, two days after keeping goal for Dumbarton in a "particularly rough" match against his former club Rangers in 1921.