| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Wiseman | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Turriff, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1981 (aged 84–85) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1914 | Hawthorn | ||
| 1914 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| 1914– | Hawthorn | ||
| 0000–1922 | Aberdeen University | ||
| 1922 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| 1922–1930 | Queen's Park | 264 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1926–1930 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| 1926–1930 | Scotland Amateurs | 6 | (0) |
| 1927 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Wiseman (18 October 1896 – 1981) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and later served on the club's committee. He was capped by Scotland at amateur and full international levels.
Personal life
Wiseman was educated at Fordyce Academy and Aberdeen University and left the latter institution in 1916 to serve in the First World War with the Gordon Highlanders. During his time on the Western Front, he was gassed, wounded and posted missing for a week. He rose to the rank of captain and also served as a lieutenant in the Tank Corps. After the war, he went to India to assist with the restructuring of the British Indian Army.
After leaving the army, Wiseman completed his studies at Glasgow Technical College and later worked as an Assistant Roads Surveyor for Dunbartonshire Council. He took up a Deputy County Surveyor position in Banffshire in 1930, which brought his senior football career to an end. Wiseman also married in 1930 and had one son. He served as a major in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War, recruiting and training personnel at Redford Barracks and then working on infrastructure projects Iceland and Cardiff. After retiring from his role as County Roads Surveyor with Banffshire Council, Wiseman retired to Edinburgh.
Honours
Queen's Park
See also
References
- ^ "Wiseman, William S." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ "William Wiseman". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- (Smith 2013, p. 288)
- ^ "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 1" (PDF). pp. 19–21. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- William Wiseman at the Scottish Football Association
- "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- Willie Wiseman on Lives of the First World War
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links
- William Wiseman at the Scottish Football Association
- London Hearts profile (Scotland)
- London Hearts profile (Scottish League)
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- Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- People educated at Fordyce Academy
- Footballers from Aberdeenshire
- Scotland men's amateur international footballers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Gordon Highlanders officers
- Royal Tank Regiment officers
- Missing in action of World War I
- Royal Engineers officers
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- People from Turriff
- Scottish football defender, 1890s birth stubs