Kenny Wilson (footballer)
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Kenny Wilson is a former Scottish
professional
association football player.
His main achievement was in the 1971–72 season
, when he played for the Dumbarton
team that won the Second Division. He was generally regarded as the strongest player in that team. He set the record for the most goals scored for Dumbarton in that season, scoring five goals in one game.
Most Dumbarton supporters were stunned when they sold him to Carlisle United
early in the next season. He was not particularly successful at Carlisle, and now lives in Dumbarton.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional
Professional sports
Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...
association football player.
His main achievement was in the 1971–72 season
1971-72 in Scottish football
The 1971–72 season was the 75th season of Scottish league football.-Scottish League Division One:Champions: Celtic Relegated: Clyde, Dunfermline-Scottish League Division Two:Promoted: Dumbarton, Arbroath-Cup honours:...
, when he played for the Dumbarton
Dumbarton F.C.
Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...
team that won the Second Division. He was generally regarded as the strongest player in that team. He set the record for the most goals scored for Dumbarton in that season, scoring five goals in one game.
Most Dumbarton supporters were stunned when they sold him to Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
early in the next season. He was not particularly successful at Carlisle, and now lives in Dumbarton.