Terry Wilson (born 8 February 1969) is a Scottish former under 21 international professional

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. He played at centre midfield and centre back. He played 178 first team games for

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collecting four winners medals from finals at

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. He was a two time

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nominee and played in two

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semi final defeats. His senior playing career ended the month before his 24th birthday due to knee injury. He has remained in football as a professional coach.

Playing career

Nottingham Forest and loans

The Broxburn born midfielder was an apprentice for Nottingham Forest before making his first team debut aged 18 on 11 May 1987 in a friendly 1-1 drawn game away against a Spartak Varna XI. His competitive debut was a substitute appearance in a 3–3 home draw versus Southampton on 2 September 1987. After two additional substitute appearances his debut in the starting eleven was in a 3–0 win at Coventry City on 19 September 1987 in which he scored his first senior goal. He remained an ever-present for the remaining thirty-three League games that season. A

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goal in the 2–0 win at

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was the first of three in five games contributing to his six strikes that season. He played in each round of the F.A. Cup as Forest reached the semi-final. On 9 April 1988 he played in the 1987–88 FA Cup semi final 2–1 defeat to Liverpool. He won his first senior winners' medal the weekend after in the

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at Wembley Stadium. Forest finished third in the league in that season in which Wilson played in 45 competitive games. Wilson and teammate

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were among the six nominees for the

award won by

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. In summer 1988

re-signed

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to partner

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in central midfield. 19 year old Wilson moved to centre back to great effect partnering

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. In season 1988-89 Wilson and his teammates chased a unique cup treble. On Sunday 9 April he played in the 1989 Football League Cup Final 3–1 win against

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. Six days later Wilson was one of the Forest players to endure the tragedy of the

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during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Wilson played in the rescheduled game at

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that Liverpool won 3–1. Wilson played in the 1988–89 Full Members Cup final 4-3 extra time win against Everton on 30 April 1989. Forest again finished third in the league in a season in which Wilson played in 43 competitive games. Wilson and Nigel Clough were again among the six nominees for the PFA Young Player of the Year award this time won by

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. Now aged 20, Wilson that season was at his playing peak before being plagued by injury. The season after he was a winner in the

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1–0 win against

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. However, on this occasion he was an unused substitute with Steve Chettle selected to play beside Walker. Wilson played in 25 competitive games that season. From all four Wembley finals that Wilson made the teamsheet he left with a winners medal. Wilson played 24 competitive games in season 1990–91 in which Forest lost the 1991 FA Cup Final 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur. In that cup run Wilson featured no further than the 9 March 1991 quarter final 1–0 win at

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in which he partnered goal scorer

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in central midfield. A week later Wilson scored his last goal for Forest in a 1–1 home draw against

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. He then played in league draws at Arsenal and Everton before being out of the Forest first team for over a year. He was loaned to

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and then in January 1992 to

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. He played two 1991-92 Football League Second Division first team games for The Geordies. He lost 5–2 at

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on 1 February culminating in Ardiles' sacking.

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was appointed manager on 5 February selecting Wilson beating

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3–0 at home on 8 February.Terry Wilson on 11 v 11
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. That was his only Forest first team appearance in season 1991–92. He next played 11 first team games in a five-week period. This was six pre-season friendlies and five league games all before the end of August 1992. After that he only made the Forest first team sheet twice. He was an unused sub in an away league fixture at Crystal Palace in November. His last senior competitive game was for Forest on 12 January 1993 a month before his 24th birthday in a 2-0 league cup defeat at Arsenal. His senior playing career was curtailed due to the problematic knee on which he had six operations. He played 178 competitive and non-competitive first team games for Forest scoring 13 goals. He was an unused substitute twice.

Non-league

He was later reported playing in Scotland for Whitburn and

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. He briefly played in Scandinavia before playing 16 league and cup games scoring once for Rushden and Diamonds between August and November 1996 in their debut season in the

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. This included a 1996–97 FA Cup substitute appearance against Gresley. He next joined Ilkeston Town before he played 15 games scoring once for Gresley between August 1997 and January 1998.

International

He debuted for Scotland under 21s eight days after his 19th birthday during his breakthrough season at Forest. He played four times for the under 21s scoring once in a 3–1 defeat away to France.

Coaching

Wilson has numerous UEFA and NSCAA coaching licenses. He has coached at

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in England and Heart of Midlothian in Scotland as well as at club, college and high school levels in the United States.

Honours

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winner (2): 1989, 1990 *

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winner (1): 1989 *

winner (1): 1988 *

nominee (2): 1987/88, 1988/89

References

External links

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