Jimmy Wilson (born 20 April 1942 in

Newmains Newmains is a village and former mining community on the eastern edge of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south-east of Glasgow. Although it is considered by the local authority to have a town centre in its own right. History The story of ...

) is a Scottish former

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player and

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, who played for

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, Morton,

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and

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. Wilson also represented the

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once, in 1967. He later became player–manager of Elgin City, while they were a

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club.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Jimmy 1942 births Living people Men's association football wingers Scottish men's footballers Shotts Bon Accord F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Durban City F.C. (2024) players Falkirk F.C. players Elgin City F.C. players Scottish football managers Elgin City F.C. managers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Scottish Football League representative players People from Newmains Footballers from Wishaw Highland Football League managers Cove Rangers F.C. managers English Football League players Scottish Football League players