David Wilson (17 December 1908 – 22 February 1992) was an English

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who played for

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the 2020–21 Scotti ...

and

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of ...

as a

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.Wilson, David (1928)
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Career

He finished as the top scorer in the

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in the 1936–37 season, with 34 goals. This remains the highest single-season total ever recorded for Hamilton Academical. He scored 246 league goals in 11 seasons prior to the Second World War (and over 400 in 17 years when all cups and unofficial wartime matches are counted), leading to him being described as the club's best ever player, and featured for ''Accies'' in the

1935 Scottish Cup Final The 1934–35 Scottish Cup was the 57th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Hamilton Academical in the final. Fourth round Semi-finals ---- Replays ---- Final T ...

which they lost 2–1 to Rangers.75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers
Daily Record, 15 April 2010 Wilson was never selected for his native

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, nor for the

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despite his scoring feats in that competition. In June 1935 he toured North America with an SFA squad, scoring eleven times in six matches (all of which are considered unofficial by Scotland, although two appearances came against the USA, whose federation did regard the matches as official).

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1908 births 1992 deaths Men's association football forwards English footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players People from Hebburn Scottish Football League players Stranraer F.C. players Scottish league football top scorers Footballers from Tyne and Wear {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub

Career

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