George Wilson (footballer, born 1859)

George William Wilson was an association footballer who won the FA Cup with Blackburn Olympic in 1883.

[3] He moved to Olympic the following year as one of the two professional "imports", as the Wednesday objected to his taking payment for playing for the Zulus.

[4] His debut for the Olympic was at Nottingham Forest in October 1882, the game ending acrimoniously as the Olympians walked off in protest at the referee allowing a goal after an offside Norman charged goalkeeper Thomas Hacking out of the way of a goalbound shot.

[5] Wilson also made his competitive debut in the first round of the Lancashire Senior Cup the same month, in an easy 11–0 win over the obscure Padiham Church club,[6] but, as he had not lived in Blackburn for the required 2 years, the Olympians were disqualified[7] - it was assumed this was a deliberate move so the Olympians could concentrate on bigger competition.

[8] Wilson duly scored in every round of Olympic's 1882–83 FA Cup run, other than the final against the Old Etonians; he did put the ball in the goal close to the end of the match, but it was disallowed on the basis that it had already gone out of play,[9] It was his pass to Alf Matthews that led to Matthews scoring the Olympians' equalizer.