Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson
● Paul Wilson, 1979 (TIF)

born in India

Paul Gerard Wilson was born on Thursday, 23rd November, 1950, in Bangalore, Karnataka.

The 5' 9 forward signed for Bertie Auld's Thistle on Thursday, 12th July, 1979, having most recently been with Motherwell.

Aged 28, he made his debut appearance on Thursday, 19th July, 1979, in a 6-0 win away to Scotia Olympics in the Gathering of the Clans Tournament.

That day, Paul became a member of our scoring debutant's club.

He scored the last of his 3 goals on Saturday, 21st July, 1979, netting a brace in a 4-0 win away to Metro Selects, also in the Gathering of the Clans Tournament.

He played his last game for Thistle on Saturday, 8th March, 1980, in a 2-1 defeat at home to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup, having appeared as a Jag on 19 occasions.

His club-list included Drumchapel Amateurs, Maryhill, Celtic, Motherwell, Partick Thistle and Blantyre Celtic.

Paul died on Monday, 18th September, 2017, in Glasgow, aged 66.

compiled from our All Games criteria.
Age Goal(s) Match
28y, 7m, 26d goal.png 19.07.1979 Scotia Olympics [a] W6-0 (Gathering of the Clans Tournament - game 1)
28y, 7m, 28d goal.pnggoal.png 21.07.1979 Metro Selects [a] W4-0 (Gathering of the Clans Tournament - game 2)

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