Kevin James Wilson (born 18 April 1961) is an England-born Northern Irish former professional

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who played as a

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. His last job was at Nuneaton Town, where he worked as manager.

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.Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p446 After Derby he played for Ipswich, Chelsea, Notts County,

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, Walsall, and Northampton Town. At international level, Wilson played for Northern Ireland 42 times, scoring six goals. He is a former manager of Northampton Town,

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and

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. He was the manager of

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until January 2008. On 1 June 2009 he was appointed manager of Conference North side

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. 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

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Honours

Walsall * Football League Third Division runner-up: 1994–95

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* * 1961 births Living people Association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland international footballers English footballers Sportspeople from Banbury Banbury United F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. managers Bedford Town F.C. managers Aylesbury United F.C. managers Kettering Town F.C. managers Hucknall Town F.C. managers Corby Town F.C. managers Ilkeston Town F.C. managers Ilkeston F.C. managers Nuneaton Borough F.C. managers Association football forwards English football managers {{NorthernIreland-footy-bio-stub