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Bill Wildman
Born: Liverpool (1883)
Signed: 1906 (Everton)
Position: Right Back
Appearances: 41
Goals: 0
Left: 1908
Internation Caps:
Bill Wildman joined Everton in 1902. However he struggled to get into the first team and in 1906 he was signed by Syd King. He joined a defence that included Tommy Allison, George Kitchen, Frank Piercy, David Gardner and Len Jarvis. During the 1906-07 season the team only conceded 41 goals in 38 games. The following season he was so badly injured in a game against Tottenham Hotspur (7th September, 1907) that he was forced into retirement.
West Ham United in 1904-05: Back row (left to right): Herbert Bamlett, Aubrey Fair,
Matt Kingsley, David Gardner, Syd King (manager): Middle row: Tom Robinson (trainer),
Fred Brunton, Tommy Allison, Frank Piercy, John Russell, Len Jarvis, Fred Mercer,
Charlie Paynter (assistant trainer). Front row: William McCartney, Charlie Simmons,
Billy Bridgeman, Jack Fletcher, Christopher Carrick, Jack Flynn.