Roger Wilson

Roger Parker Wilson (13 May 1870 – 12 December 1943) was an English international rugby union player.

The son of a shipping merchant, Wilson was born and raised in Liverpool. He attended Liverpool College and later played rugby for Liverpool College Old Boys. A forward, Wilson was a Lancashire representative player and in 1891 was capped three times for England, which included a two–try performance in a win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road.

Wilson studied at Liverpool Medical School and became a lieutenant colonel with the Indian Medical Service. He served as surgeon-general of Bengal Province and was decorated with the Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. On his return to England, Wilson joined the board of a textile manufacturing firm in Manchester.