Kirkcaldy
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football
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coach and former player.
Playing career
Wilson began his career in the Highland League at Ross County, where his father, Bobby Wilson, was manager. After a spell at
Southampton
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, where he failed to break into the first team, he returned to Ross County before moving to
Raith Rovers
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in 1994. He was a member of the Raith squad that played in the
1995–96 UEFA Cup
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. In July 1996 Wilson signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and helped them to the
Scottish Third Division
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History
The Scottish football league system had operated with three divisions in the Scottish Football League (SFL) fro ...
title in 1996–97. In the following few seasons Wilson established himself as a firm favourite of the Caley Thistle fans, with his extraordinarily quick runs down the right wing and his ability to both create and score goals.
During season 1999–00, Caley Thistle's then-manager
Steve Paterson
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Nicknamed "Pele", after six first team games for Manchester United, his career was curtailed due an injury in a pre-season game after transferring t ...
decided to move Wilson up front as a striker, which proved an extremely successful tactic, with Wilson scoring a number of goals that season. In the summer of 2000, Wilson was sold to
Livingston
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, with whom he won the
Scottish First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...
title and was promoted to the SPL.
After three years at
Livingston
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, Wilson returned to Caley Thistle in August 2003, under the management of
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. Since then he has once again proved a valuable asset to the team.
Wilson holds Scottish First Division winner's medals, won with Caley Thistle, Livingston and Raith Rovers, a Scottish Third Division winner's medal, won with Caley Thistle and a
Challenge Cup
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winner's medal, also won with Caley Thistle. His most historic achievement was in scoring the last senior Scottish goal of the old
millennium
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(against
Clydebank
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, 27 December 1999) and the first of the new millennium (against Livingston, 3 January 2000). He is also famous for scoring the opening goal when Caley Thistle beat
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3–1 at
Parkhead
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in the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,St Johnstone on a one-month emergency loan in March 2008. He scored his first and only goal for St Johnstone in a 2-1 loss against
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. He returned to Caley Thistle after his loan spell with St Johnstone to win himself a new contract and went on to produce some outstanding performances in the closing games. This resulted in
Craig Brewster
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awarding Wilson with a new 6-month contract. In December 2008, it was announced that Caley Thistle would not be offering Wilson a new contract and thus he would be free to move on when his current contract expired.
Wilson joined
Dumfries
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club Queen of the South on 30 December 2008, after being released a month early from his Inverness contract He made his debut on 3 January 2009 in a
Scottish Football League First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...
match away to
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. On 8 December 2009 the Queens website announced Wilson would be leaving in the January transfer window to return to Inverness where his home is. Manager
Gordon Chisholm
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After retiring as a player, Chis ...
said of Wilson, "He's netted a lot of valuable goals for us and his experience has been a great asset". He had a short spell at
Peterhead
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before joining
Elgin City
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prior to the 2010–11 season in a player-coach role.
Keith
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and saw his team run out 5–1 winners, sending them top of the Highland League. Wilson appeared as a substitute on 27 February 2013 during Wick's 4–0 victory over title rivals
Clachnacuddin
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Clachnacuddin have won the most Highland Football League championships in the com ...
to bring them back to the top of the Highland League. Wilson signed a new contract with Wick Academy in March 2013.
Queen of the South offered Wilson their vacant managers position in June 2013, but after discussions Wilson turned down their offer to stay at Wick. Wilson was appointed manager of
Elgin City
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in January 2014. He resigned from that position in November 2014, after losing a Scottish Cup tie against junior club
Bo'ness
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.
In July 2018, Wilson returned to
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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as a coach, working with both the first team and the under-18 squad. He later became assistant manager, working along with
Billy Dodds
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H ...
, until he was sacked by Inverness in September 2023.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Raith Rovers
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Scottish First Division
The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...
: 1995–96
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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Scottish Third Division
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History
The Scottish football league system had operated with three divisions in the Scottish Football League (SFL) fro ...
: 1996–97
*
Scottish Second Division
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History
The Second Division was created in 1975, as part of a wider reconstruction of the Scottish Football League (SFL ...
promotion: 1997–98
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Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Scottish First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...
: 2003–04
Livingston
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Scottish First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...