- Birthdate: 16 June 1935
- Birthplace: Bishop Auckland, England
- Date of death: 2004
- Other clubs: West Auckland (1951-52), Bishop Auckland (1952-53), Bangor City (1960-63), Tranmere Rovers (1963-64), Holyhead Town (1964-66)
- Signed from: Bishop Auckland
- Signed for LFC: September 1953 – Professional 01.06.1954
- Liverpool debut: 05.12.1953
- Last appearance: 21.11.1959
- Contract expiry: August 1960
- Win ratio: 35.44% W:28 D:15 L:36
- League games / goals: 78 / 0
- Total games / goals: 79 / 0
Player Profile
Wilkinson joined Liverpool from famed amateur side Bishop Auckland. He played 18 times in the First Division, mostly as a half-back in the second half of the 1953/54 season, at the end of which the club was relegated. Once in the Second Division Roy Saunders was more often preferred to Wilkinson as the team's number four. After finishing the 1958/59 season as a regular Wilkinson featured more often than not in the first half of the following season until a certain Bill Shankly arrived, who cut him from the team and sold him to Bangor City in the summer. Wilkinson stayed three years at Bangor before joining Tranmere Rovers in 1963 where he stayed only one season. Wilkinson finished his career with Holyhead Town in Wales.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
5 |
450 |
Middlesbrough |
4 |
360 |
Derby |
4 |
360 |
Ipswich Town |
3 |
270 |
Plymouth Argyle |
3 |
270 |
Swansea City |
3 |
270 |
Bristol City |
3 |
270 |
Sheffield United |
3 |
270 |
Scunthorpe United |
3 |
270 |
Sunderland |
3 |
270 |
West Ham United |
3 |
270 |
Barnsley |
2 |
180 |
Notts County |
2 |
180 |
Nottingham Forest |
2 |
180 |
Bolton Wanderers |
2 |
180 |
Aston Villa |
2 |
180 |
Lincoln City |
2 |
180 |
WBA |
2 |
180 |
Cardiff City |
2 |
180 |
Huddersfield Town |
2 |
180 |
Blackburn Rovers |
2 |
180 |
Doncaster Rovers |
2 |
180 |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Charlton Athletic |
1 |
90 |
Manchester United |
1 |
90 |
Leeds United |
1 |
90 |
Preston North End |
1 |
90 |
Chelsea |
1 |
90 |
Blackpool |
1 |
90 |
Manchester City |
1 |
90 |
Hull City |
1 |
90 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
1 |
90 |
Stoke City |
1 |
90 |
Portsmouth |
1 |
90 |
Burnley |
1 |
90 |
Arsenal |
1 |
90 |
Birmingham City |
1 |
90 |
Fulham |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
1 |
90 |
Tottenham |
1 |
90 |
Leyton Orient |
1 |
90 |
Leicester City |
1 |
90 |
Grimsby Town |
Total |
Venue |
42 |
Away |
37 |
Home |
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
05.12.1953 |
Blackpool |
Anfield |
League |
50 |
07.04.1958 |
Stoke City |
Anfield |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
West Auckland |
1951-1952 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Bishop Auckland |
1952-1954 |
Northern League |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bangor City |
1960-1963 |
Cheshire County League |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tranmere Rovers |
1963-1964 |
England Fourth Division |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Holyhead Town |
1964-1966 |
Wales |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |