John Wilkie (footballer)
John Carlin Wilkie (1 July 1947 – 26 October 2023) was a Scottish footballer. A winger, he played for several clubs in Scotland before signing for Halifax Town in the Football League Third Division in 1973. In 1976, he joined Wigan Athletic following a two-year spell back in Scotland with Elgin City, then in the Scottish Highland Football League. In the 1977–78 season, he was the top goalscorer for the club in the Northern Premier League, helping the club gain election into The Football League.

Death
Wilkie died on 26 October 2023, at the age of 76.

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1947 births
2023 deaths
Scottish men's footballers
Footballers from Dundee
Men's association football wingers
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
Brechin City F.C. players
Arbroath F.C. players
Raith Rovers F.C. players
Greenock Morton F.C. players
Ross County F.C. players
Halifax Town A.F.C. players
Elgin City F.C. players
Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Keith F.C. players
Chorley F.C. players