Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson (14 September 1897 – 14 November 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Dumbarton and Rangers. He died from peritonitis at the age of 24, two days after keeping goal for Dumbarton in a "particularly rough" match against his former club Rangers in 1921.Signaller Joshua Hardisty Wilkinson, University of Glasgow Story First World War Roll of Honour. Retrieved 5 July 2021Death of a Goalkeeper, Iain Duff, Gallimaufry, 19 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2021
See also List of association footballers who died while playing
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