Kevin Wilson (footballer, born 1961)
| 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 | ||
| 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 was most recently manager of Banbury United. Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland internationally.
Biography
Born in
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
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.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- 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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