12th November 1921 - Boro won on this day for the first time as a league club

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When we beat Man United 2-1 at Ayresome Park, recording a double over them after winning at Old Trafford 5-3 the previous week.
Andrew Nesbit Wilson & Stewart Davidson scored the goals for their 10th & first goals of the season

The first four seasons after WW1 teams played each other home & away over two consecutive Saturdays

Jimmy Howies team finished the season equalling 8th place & on identical number of 46 points, they achieved the previous season, 5 points (2 points for a win back then) behind runners up Spurs 

Andrew Wilson stared his Boro career in season 1913-14 making his Boro debut away to WBA, hecwent on to make 9 appearences, scoring 5 goals

Following his 1st season he enlisted with the Highland light infantry & posted to France where in Aaras early 1918 a shell fragment shattered his left hand & he was invalid sent home
After the war was over AW played for Hearts & Dunfermline, with the Boro still holding his registration he rejouned us in 1921

In season 1921-22 Wilson was the 1st division leading goalscorer, 32 goals in 35 games, in 1922-23 season not so well, 11 goals in 29 games
At the end of the 1923-24 season, when AW had played for both Boro & Chelsea following his transfer in January to the Londoners, both teams were relegated, Andrew Wilson finished top goalscorer of both clubs

57 goals in 90 games over two spells, some going