Paul Wilson (footballer, born 1950), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Wilson (footballer, born 1950)

Scottish footballer, born 1950

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1950

Place of Birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Date of Death: 18-Sep-2017

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Paul Wilson (23 November 1950 – 18 September 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Celtic, Motherwell and Partick Thistle.
Wilson played once for Scotland, in 1975. His football career peaked in season 1974–75 after being moved to play as a striker when he scored 29 goals for Celtic including two in that season's cup final win.
He was selected to play for Scotland that season making him the only non-white player to represent the full Scotland team in the 20th century, and the first footballer with Asian origins to have represented any of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland at senior level. Following his mother's death, his enthusiasm for football diminished before he left the professional game at the age of 29.