Football manager. He founded Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, and was nicknamed 'Pa', because of his paternalistic attitude to his team players, and, we're only guessing, perhaps the players found "Lorraine" lacked a certain, necessary, masculinity?
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Lorraine Wilson
{Large plaque:} Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson 1865 - 1924 founder of Dulwich Hamlet Fo...
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