Sammy Wilson (footballer)

Sammy Wilson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Wilson
Date of birth (1931-12-16)16 December 1931
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 8 November 2014(2014-11-08) (aged 82)
Playing position Inside left
Youth career
1949-1951 Renfrew Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951-1957 St Mirren 52 (10)
1957-1959 Celtic 48 (26)
1959-1960 Millwall 23 (11)
1960-1961 Northampton Town[1]
1961 Mansfield Town[1]
1961-1963 Ross County
1963-1966 Brora Rangers
Total 123 (47)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Sammy Wilson (16 December 1931 – 8 November 2014)[2] was a Scottish footballer, who played professionally for St Mirren, Celtic, Millwall, Northampton Town and Mansfield Town. Although he only spent two years with Celtic, Wilson may be best-remembered for his role in one famous victory, when he scored their first goal in their record 7-1 victory over Rangers in the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final.[1] Wilson finished his footballing career in the first half of the 1960s, having moved to the north of Scotland to sign for Highland Football League clubs Ross County and then Brora Rangers.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hannan, Martin (24 November 2014). "Obituary: Sammy Wilson, footballer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Profile Celticfc.net; accessed 18 November 2014.


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