Joshua Wilkinson (footballer)

Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson (14 September 1897 – 14 November 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Dumbarton and Rangers.^[2] 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.^[3][4][5]

Joshua Wilkinson

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(1921-11-14) (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^[1]	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

See also

• List of association footballers who died while playing

References

1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
2. Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
3. "Quirky Injuries". goalkeepersaredifferent.com.
4. Signaller Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson, University of Glasgow Story | First World War Roll of Honour. Retrieved 5 July 2021
5. Death of a Goalkeeper, Iain Duff, Gallimaufry, 19 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021