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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Rodwell Wilkinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1868 | ||
| Place of birth | Highgate, Middlesex, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 1913 (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death | Emery Down, Hampshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Oxford University | |||
| 1890–1893 | Corinthian | ||
| Old Carthusians | |||
| International career | |||
| 1891 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonard Rodwell Wilkinson (15 October 1868 – 9 February 1913) was an English barrister and footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1891.
Early life
[edit]Leonard Rodwell Wilkinson was born on 15 October 1868 in Highgate, Middlesex. He was the second of four children and his father was a barrister. Wilkinson attended Woodcote House School and Charterhouse School.[1]
Football career
[edit]Wilkinson attended Oxford University and played as a goalkeeper for their football team, also gaining a Blue for athletics. He also played at club level for Corinthian and Old Carthusians.[1]
With Old Carthusians he won the FA Amateur Cup in 1893–94 and 1896–97, and was a runner-up in 1894–95.[1]
He earned one cap for England at international level, appearing for them at the 1891 British Championship against Wales.[1][2]
Professional carer
[edit]Wilkinson was a barrister and served as a Justice of the Peace. He also served as a director of gas companies.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Wilkinson married in October 1898 and had two sons.[1]
Later life and death
[edit]Wilkinson was found shot dead on 9 February 1913 at his home in Emery Down, Hampshire; the Coroner declared he had died by suicide.[1]
References
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