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Monty Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Montague Wilkinson
Date of birth 18 July 1908
Place of birth Esh Winning, England
Date of death 19 September 1979(1979-09-19) (aged 71)
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923– Esh Winning
Kelloe Colliery
0000–1925 Esh Winning
1925–1926 Durham City
1926–1927 Crook Town
1927–1929 Newcastle United 27 (11)
1929–1931 Everton 11 (2)
1931–1933 Blackpool 60 (15)
1933–1940 Charlton Athletic 224 (48)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonathan Montague Wilkinson (18 July 1908 – 19 September 1979) was an English professional footballer who made over 220 appearances in the Football League for Charlton Athletic as a forward. He also played League football for Blackpool, Newcastle United and Everton.

Personal life

Wilkinson served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and saw action in Burma. After retiring from football, he lived in Lincoln and later managed a cinema in Washington. In 2014, Wilkinson was the subject of an e-book, titled Dad's Story.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1927–28 First Division 16 9 0 0 16 9
1928–29 First Division 11 2 0 0 11 2
Total 27 11 0 0 27 11
Everton 1929–30 First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1930–31 First Division 5 2 1 0 6 2
Total 11 2 1 0 12 2
Career total 38 13 1 0 39 13

Honours

Charlton Athletic

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 130–131. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. Wilkinson, John (20 February 2014). Dad's Story: From Crook Town to Charlton Athletic via Newcastle Utd, Everton FC and Blackpool FC and then to War. ASIN B00IKM64J6.
  4. ^ "Monty Wilkinson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Wilkinson Monty Charlton Athletic 1933". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 30 July 2020.


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