Bartley Wilson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bartley Wilson

English football manager

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1870

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1954

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Walter Bartley Wilson (3 January 1870 – 19 November 1954) was an English lithographic artist and the founder of Cardiff City Football Club.
Born in Bristol, he moved to Cardiff in 1897 where be became involved with Riverside Cricket Club.
Encouraged by the increasing popularity of football, he helped found Riverside A.F.C., the club that would eventually become Cardiff City F.C. Wilson was instrumental in the club moving from local amateur league to being a fully professional football club in 1910 by joining the Second Division of the Southern Football League.
He also led the club's efforts to secure ground on which to build a home stadium, which went on to become Ninian Park, and was appointed manager in 1933 for a brief spell.