Arthur Wileman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Arthur Wileman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Newhall, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 1918 (aged 31–32)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium[3] | ||
| Playing position | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Newhall Swifts | |||
| 1906 | Burton United | 8 | (2) |
| 1909–1911 | Chelsea | 14 | (5) |
| Millwall Athletic | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| Southend United | |||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Harold Arthur Wileman MM (1886–28 April 1918), sometimes known as Nippy Wileman,[4] was an English professional football inside right who played in the Football League for Chelsea and Burton United.[1]
Personal life
Wileman's brother Heneage was also a footballer and the brothers played together at Burton United, Chelsea and Southend United.[1][4] Prior to 1909, Wileman worked as a miner at Stanton Colliery in Derbyshire.[4] Four months into the First World War, Wileman enlisted in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) on 16 December 1914.[2] After transferring to the 11th Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment,[5] he was sent to the front in March 1916.[2] Wileman rose to the rank of sergeant,[5] was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field in January 1918 and was killed near Ypres on 28 April 1918.[2][3] His name is inscribed on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.[5]
Honours
Newhall Swifts
- Burton & District League: 1905–06[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 311. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 "Lance Corporal Arthur Roe | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- 1 2 Churchill, Alexandra; Holmes, Andrew (2015-07-15). Over Land and Sea: Chelsea FC in the Great War. The History Press. ISBN 9780750965422.
- 1 2 3 4 "Village produced a host of top-flight footballers at turn of the last century". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.