Derek Wilkinson

Derek Wilkinson (4 June 1935 – 13 September 2017) was an English footballer who played as a winger, and spent his entire senior career with Sheffield Wednesday.He attended St Paul’s Junior and West Hill Boy’s schools, playing for the latter and N E Cheshire boys. Later teams were Listers Works, Stalybridge Labour Club and Stalybridge Celtic Reserves. He represented Stalybridge and Manchester Amateur Leagues. Sheffield W. signed him from Dukinfield Town. In 1958-59, honoured for the Football League v. the Scottish League and the F.A. XI v. the Army; won a Division II Championship winner’s medal. Wilkinson made 231 appearances for the Owls from 1954 to 1965 before being forced to retire due to injury. Wilkinson died at age 82 after a prolonged illness.