Francis Heathcote Wilson (9 April 1848[1] – 11 September 1886[2] was an association footballer and barrister who played in the 1875 and 1876 FA Cup finals.
Wilson therefore made his competitive debut in the 1873–74 FA Cup, for an 8-man Gitanos - reduced to 7 during the game due to injury - in its defeat to Uxbridge in the first round.
[11] He spent the season playing for Gitanos and scored goals - rare for backs - in wins over the Civil Service in December 1873 and Harrow Chequers in February 1874,[12] both at the Kennington Oval.
He scored his only Cup goal for the Etonians in the first round win over Pilgrims in the 1875–76 FA Cup, shooting home after the ball came out of a scrimmage;[15] by now he was playing mostly as a forward, and he completed the full set of positions by playing as goalkeeper in the third round win against the Clapham Rovers, keeping a clean sheet.
[22] On 19 July 1877, he married Alice Clara Georgina Colt of Gartsherrie, near Coatbridge, in her home town.