Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harry Thomas Oulton Wilding | ||
Date of birth | (1894-06-27)27 June 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Date of death | 12 December 1958(1958-12-12) (aged 64) | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Grenadier Guards | |||
1919–1928 | Chelsea | 241 | (22) |
1928 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | (1) |
Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harry Thomas Oulton Wilding (27 June 1894 – 1958) was an English professional footballer who played for the Grenadier Guards, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Bristol Rovers.
Football career
Wilding played football while serving with the Grenadier Guards. In 1919 he joined Chelsea where he played in a total of 265 matches and scored on 25 occasions in all competitions. The centre half signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1928 and featured in 12 matches and scored one goal. After leaving White Hart Lane, Wilding joined Bristol Rovers where he ended his playing career.
References
- Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. soccerdata. p. 280. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- Chelsea F.C. players' database Archived 27 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 August 2009
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 3 December 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- 1894 births
- 1958 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Wolverhampton
- English Football League players
- Military personnel from Wolverhampton
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- Grenadier Guards soldiers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Men's association football central defenders
- 20th-century English sportsmen