Claude Wilson was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 18th January 1879 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 12th March 1881 aged 22. Wilson, born on 9th September 1858, in Banbury, Oxon, has a FA Legacy Number of 58 and played as a Full Back and
Left Back for his country.
Claude Wilson - 2 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Claude William Wilson
- Born: 9th September 1858, Banbury, Oxon
- Died: 29th June 1881, Reigate, Surrey aged 22
- England Career: 1879 - 1881
- Positions whilst with England: Full Back and Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Oxford University (2)
- FA Legacy Number: 58
- After attending Brighton College, Wilson went up to Oxford where he won blues in three successive years from 1878. Whilst there he impressed the England selectors in his first year, called up to play against Wales. The following year his Oxford University were runners-up in the FA Cup, and he received his second cap the following March against Scotland. He also had a promising cricket career, playing in two first-class matches for Oxford University and Surrey in early June 1881 before he tragically died from sunstroke whilst playing cricket in Betchworth, near Reigate on 29th June.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Wales (FR) on 18th January 1879 aged 20 years, 4 months, 9 days
- Last Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 12th March 1881 aged 22 years, 6 months, 3 days
- Career Length: 2 years, 53 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 2
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Full Back
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Left Back
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Norman Bailey
- 2 Matches
- Rupert Anderson
- 1 Match
- Lindsay Bury
- 1 Match
- William Clegg
- 1 Match
- Arthur Cursham
- 1 Match
- Billy Mosforth
- 1 Match
- Edward Parry
- 1 Match
- Thomas Sorby
- 1 Match
- Henry Wace
- 1 Match
- Herbert Whitfield
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- The Early FA Cup Finals by Keith Warsop (SoccerData 2004) p 136.
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 9 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 1 - 6, 12th Mar 1881 (FR) Oxford University, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 6 months, 3 days. - WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Jan 1879 (FR) Oxford University, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 4 months, 9 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.