| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin James Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Banbury,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Banbury United (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banbury United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1985 | Derby County | 124 | (30) |
| 1985–1987 | Ipswich Town | 98 | (34) |
| 1987–1992 | Chelsea | 152 | (42) |
| 1992–1994 | Notts County | 69 | (3) |
| 1994 | → Bradford City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Walsall | 125 | (38) |
| 1997–2001 | Northampton Town | 31 | (2) |
| Total | 604 | (149) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1995 | Northern Ireland | 42 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Northampton Town | ||
| 2002–2003 | Bedford Town | ||
| 2003 | Aylesbury United | ||
| 2003–2005 | Kettering Town | ||
| 2005–2006 | Kettering Town | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hucknall Town | ||
| 2007–2008 | Corby Town | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| 2010–2015 | Ilkeston | ||
| 2015–2016 | Nuneaton Town | ||
| 2024– | Banbury United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin James Wilson (born 18 April 1961) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently manager of Banbury United. Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland internationally.
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Biography
Born in Banbury, Wilson started his career at Southern League club Banbury United, before signing for Derby County in 1979 for £20,000, which remains the record transfer fee received by Banbury.[3] After Derby he played for Ipswich, Chelsea, Notts County, Bradford City, Walsall, and Northampton Town. At international level, Wilson played for Northern Ireland 42 times, scoring six goals.[4] He is a former manager of Northampton Town, Bedford Town, Kettering Town and Hucknall Town. He was the manager of Corby Town until January 2008.
On 1 June 2009 he was appointed manager of Conference North side Ilkeston Town.
In May 2015 Wilson left Ilkeston to become manager of Nuneaton Town, following their relegation from the Conference Premier. In 2014–15 he had led Ilkeston to the Northern Premier League play-off final, where they lost to Curzon Ashton.[5]
In January 2024, he was appointed as the manager of Banbury United.[6]
Honours
Walsall
- Football League Third Division runner-up: 1994–95
References
- ^ a b c "Kevin Wilson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p446 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
- ^ Kevin Wilson at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Kevin Wilson: Ex-Chelsea striker appointed as Nuneaton manager". BBC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Banbury United appoint former Chelsea and Northern Ireland striker as manager". Yahoo News. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
External links
- Kevin Wilson at Soccerbase
- Kevin Wilson management career statistics at Soccerbase
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This page was last edited on 11 April 2024, at 03:38