Arthur Wileman

Arthur Harold Wileman MM (1 January 1886 – 28 April 1918), sometimes known as Nippy Wileman, was an English professional football inside right who played in the Football League for Chelsea and Burton United.[5][6]

Arthur Wileman
Personal information
Full name Arthur Harold Wileman[1]
Date of birth 1 January 1886
Place of birth Newhall, England
Date of death 28 April 1918(1918-04-28) (aged 32)[2]
Place of death near Voormezeele, Belgium[3]
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[4]
Playing position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newhall Swifts
1904–1906 Gresley Rovers
1906–1909 Burton United 8 (2)
1909–1911 Chelsea 14 (5)
1911–1912 Millwall Athletic
1912–1914 Luton Town
Southend United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Wileman's brother Heneage was also a footballer and the brothers played together at Burton United, Chelsea and Southend United.[5][7] On 16 December 1914, four months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wileman enlisted in the Football Battalion.[8] After transferring to the Royal Sussex Regiment,[1] he was sent to the front in March 1916.[8] Wileman rose to the rank of sergeant and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field in January 1918.[1] On 28 April 1918, Wileman was killed along with two others during a reconnaissance patrol in the vicinity of the Elzenwalle Chateau, Voormezeele, West Flanders on 28 April 1918.[3][7] His name is inscribed on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.[2]

Honours

Luton Town

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton United 1905–06[7] Second Division 8 2 — 8 2
Chelsea 1909–10[10] First Division 14 4 0 0 14 4
Career total 22 6 0 0 22 6

References
  1. "Arthur Harold Wileman | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. Churchill, Alexandra; Holmes, Andrew (15 July 2015). Over Land and Sea: Chelsea FC in the Great War. The History Press. ISBN 9780750965422.
  4. Luton Town F.C. Handbook 1914–15. 1914. p. 35.
  5. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 311. ISBN 190589161X.
  6. "Arthur Harold Wileman - Player Database - Gresley FC Online". www.gresleyfc.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. Newman, Steve. "The Original Blue Army" (PDF). pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. "Sergeant Arthur Harold Wileman MM | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  9. "LEST WE FORGET, BY ROGER WASH". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  10. "Arthur Wileman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.


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