Tom Wilkie

Tom Wilkie
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Wilkie
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	8 January 1932 (aged 55–56)
Place of death	Perth, Australia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1893–1895	Heart of Midlothian
1895–1899	Liverpool
1899–1904	Portsmouth
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Wilkie (1876 – 8 January 1932)^[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool in The Football League. Wilkie signed for Liverpool from Heart of Midlothian^[2]^[3] during the 1895–96 season, appearing in 20 of the 30 league matches. He established himself as the first choice left-back the following campaign, appearing in 25 consecutive matches; however, he played less frequently in the subsequent seasons and in 1899 he was sold to newly formed Portsmouth,^[4] for whom he made 178 appearances in all competitions (104 in the Southern League) during his five years at the Hampshire club.^[1] He later emigrated to Australia.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tom Wilkie". LFC History. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
^ Tom Wilkie, London Hearts Supporters Club
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
^ How Pompey were formed 120 years today, The News (Portsmouth), 5 April 2018

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[LFCHistory-1] "Tom Wilkie". LFC History. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

[2] Tom Wilkie, London Hearts Supporters Club

[litsterprewar-3] John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.

[4] How Pompey were formed 120 years today, The News (Portsmouth), 5 April 2018

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