Bill Wylie was born William Cosgrove Wylie in Coatbridge, Scotland, on 27 February 1910, and died in Darlington in 1978.
He came to the fore in Scottish athletics in 1935 when he entered the Scottish national cross-country championship and convincingly won the title, defeating the holder Jim Flockhart by 23 seconds. That saw him selected for the International Cross-Country Championship in Paris on 23 March 1935 where he won the silver medal, despite losing his shoe on the first lap and running for eight miles with only one shoe. He competed in the ICCU Championship twice more, finishing 22nd in 1936 and 30th in 1937.
On the track, he was runner-up in the 3 Miles in the 1935 Scottish Championship but had success over the steeplechase when he won the Scottish 2 Miles Steeplechase Championship in 1936 (10:38.0) and had success in the event at the AAA Championships – 3rd in 1936 (10:29.0), 1st in 1937 (10:27.0) and 3rd in 1939 (10:36.6). He represented Scotland once on the track, running the 3 Miles against an England & Wales team.
Bill was affiliated to a Scottish running club, Garscube Harriers but represented Darlington Harriers in Scottish championships.
Photo is from the Scottish team at the 1937 ICCU Championships, with Wylie 3rd from the left.
