James Thompson Wilson (15 March 1924 – 16 January 1987), also known as Tug Wilson, was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He was capable of playing as either a half back or a forward. His father, Andy Wilson, played for

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

and Chelsea in the 1920s and 1930s, and was a Scottish international. Although born in

, Wilson started his career in London, as an amateur at

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...

. He later played for Gravesend & Northfleet, Chelsea and

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

, before joining

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in December 1950. Although largely a reserve at

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, Wilson amassed 51 starts in all competitions over his seven years at the club, before joining

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for the 1957–58 season. He died on 16 January 1987 in London, aged 62.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Jimmy 1924 births 1987 deaths Footballers from Middlesbrough Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Fulham F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Watford F.C. players Southend United F.C. players English Football League players English people of Scottish descent 20th-century English sportsmen