Captain Sir James McElmunn Wilton MC (21 November 1868 – 8 February 1946) was an Irish international footballer and administrator, who was also Mayor of Londonderry from 1935 to 1939.
[1] After acting as a legal clerk for some years at the office of Mr P. Maxwell, he trained to become a solicitor, but his qualifications were interrupted by the First World War.
Cup on his return to the Saints, as he was twice on the winning side in the final, in 1890–91[5] and 1891–92; in the latter year, both of his brothers were on the scoresheet as St Columb's Court beat Limavady 4–1.
He was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and while a temporary captain was awarded the Military Cross (MC), the citation for which appeared in The London Gazette in November 1916 and reads as follows: For conspicuous gallantry in action.
He led his company with great dash and skill, rallying and encouraging the men by his fine example, in spite of heavy fire and severe casualties.