Arthur Wilkie

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Arthur Wilkie
Personal information
Full name Arthur William Wilkie[1]
Date of birth (1942-10-07) 7 October 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth Woolwich, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1968 Reading 169 (2)
1968–1970 Chelmsford City
1970–1972 Basingstoke Town
1972–1973 Cotswold
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur William Wilkie (born 7 October 1942) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career[edit]

Wilkie began his career at Reading, rising up from the youth ranks at the club. In total, Wilkie made 169 Football League for the club.[1] On 31 August 1962, in a match against Halifax Town, Wilkie suffered a back injury. Wilkie was thus utilised as a winger for the rest of the game, scoring twice in a 4–2 win.[2]

Following his time at Reading, Wilkie signed for Chelmsford City.[3] In 1970, Wilkie signed for Basingstoke Town.[4] In 1972, Wilkie signed for Reading Combination League side Cotswold, where he was utilised as a forward.[5] In February 1973, after 22 goals in 15 appearances, Wilkie left Cotswold in order to emigrate to New Zealand.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Arthur Wilkie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Q&A: Smoking Jack Kelsey . . . and goals for all seasons". The Independent. 31 January 1993. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Wilkie joins Basingstoke", Reading Evening Post, 14 July 1970, p. 14
  5. ^ "Costwold sign up Arthur Wilkie", Reading Evening Post, 17 August 1972, p. 24
  6. ^ "Farewell to Arthur", Reading Evening Post, 3 February 1973, p. 20