John Wilson (cyclist)

John Wilson was a Scottish rugby league administrator and road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Wilson was born in Muirden, Aberdeenshire.
In 1912, he was a member of the Scotland cycling team, which finished fourth in the team time trial event. In the individual time trial competition he finished 16th.

Rugby League

For many years, Wilson was an official of Hull Kingston Rovers and, in 1920, was named as one of the two tour managers for the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand. On his return from the tour he was appointed as the first paid secretary of the Rugby Football League then known as the Northern Union. He remained secretary until retirement in 1946.