Matt Wilson (footballer)
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Matthew Wilson, known as Matt Wilson and nicknamed Daddy Wilson (1842 – 20 May 1897) was an Irish international footballer who played club football for Distillery
as a right back
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Wilson earned three caps for Ireland at the 1884 British Home Championship
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Wilson played alongside his son Bob
in the 1886 Irish Cup Final.
Lisburn Distillery F.C.
Lisburn Distillery is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1880, originated in west Belfast, where it was based at Grosvenor Park at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971...
as a right back
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
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Wilson earned three caps for Ireland at the 1884 British Home Championship
1884 British Home Championship
The 1884 British Home Championship was the inaugural international football tournament, played between the Home Nations of the British Isles which at the time made up the constituent nations of the United Kingdom; England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland...
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Wilson played alongside his son Bob
Bob Wilson (footballer born 1867)
Robert "Bob" Wilson was an Irish international footballer who played club football for Distillery and Cliftonville as a right back.Wilson earned one cap for Ireland at the 1888 British Home Championship....
in the 1886 Irish Cup Final.