Hugh Wilson (5 August 1859 – 14 December 1946) was a Scottish international

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who played for

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in the 1880s. He began his career at hometown club

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and was playing for them in 1878 when they won the

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, and represented the county in several of the regional challenge matches which were played in that era against the likes of Edinburgh and Birmingham. He moved to Dumbarton in 1884. Wilson was capped once by

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when he played against

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on 23 March 1885. He was included in the team as a late replacement for his Dumbarton colleague Leitch Keir, with the appearance wrongly attributed to Keir in most reference books for several decades afterwards.

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1859 births 1946 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Dumbarton F.C. players Men's association football defenders Footballers from East Ayrshire People from Mauchline {{Scotland-footy-defender-stub