Brian Wilson (footballer, born 1983)

Brian Jason Wilson (born 9 May 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.

For other people named Brian Wilson, see Brian Wilson (disambiguation).

Brian Wilson

Personal information
Full name	Brian Jason Wilson[1]
Date of birth	(1983-05-09) 9 May 1983[1]
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1998–2001	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Stoke City	7	(0)
2003–2004	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	7	(0)
2004–2007	Cheltenham Town	118	(14)
2007–2010	Bristol City	60	(1)
2010–2014	Colchester United	152	(1)
2014–2018	Oldham Athletic	104	(1)
2018–2019	Barrow	10	(0)
2019–2020	Buxton
2020	Matlock Town
Total		458	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Stoke City

Wilson, born in Manchester, England, began his career at Stoke City. Wilson, who can play as a right-sided defender or midfielder, had made a handful of first-team appearances, coming through the youth-team ranks at the Britannia Stadium.[2]

Cheltenham Town

On 13 December 2003, he was loaned to Cheltenham Town on a one-month deal in order to gain experience of first team football.[3] The loan deal was then extended for a further two months in January 2004.[4] Following his loan spell, Wilson sealed a permanent move to Cheltenham on 30 March 2004 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[5] Wilson made 121 league appearances for Cheltenham, scoring 14 goals.

Bristol City

On 12 January 2007, Wilson signed for Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.[6] Missing much of the 2008–09 season through injury, Wilson made 74 appearances for City, scoring once against Crewe Alexandra.[7][8]

Colchester United

On 29 June 2010, Wilson agreed to join Colchester United after being released by Bristol City, having played just four times for City during the previous season. It was the second time that Colchester manager John Ward had signed Wilson, as Ward signed him while Cheltenham manager in 2003 on loan and signed him permanently a year later.[7] He scored his first goal for Colchester in a 3–2 win over Leyton Orient on 2 November 2010,[9] and his second followed on 6 November 2010 in an FA Cup tie against Bradford City.[10] On 15 May 2012, Wilson signed a two-year contract extension with Colchester, having been ever-present in the 2011–12 season.[11] He became vice-captain during the 2012–13 season and stood in as captain during Kemal Izzet's absence through injury for much of the season. Following Izzet's departure from the club in September 2013, Wilson was named as Colchester's full-time captain on 3 September.[12] Following the announcement of his promotion to club captain, Wilson duly scored in a Football League Trophy tie the same day, opening the scoring with a free kick in a 4–1 defeat against Dagenham & Redbridge.[13]

Oldham Athletic

Wilson joined Oldham Athletic on 10 June 2014 on a two-year contract after turning down the offer of a new contract from Colchester United.[14] On 4 July 2016 Wilson signed a one-year contract extension.[15] He scored his first goal for Oldham in an EFL Trophy tie against Blackburn Rovers Under-23s on 8 November 2016.[16]

He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2017–18 season, following their relegation.[17]

Later career

He signed for Barrow on 16 July 2018. In September 2019 he joined Buxton.[18] Wilson joined Matlock Town in January 2020 as player-assistant manager.[19] Wilson announced his retirement from playing on 1 June 2020.[20]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2001–02[21]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2002–03[22]	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2003–04[23]	First Division	2	0	0	0	1	0	—		3	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2003–04[23]	Third Division	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
Cheltenham Town	2003–04[23]	Third Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2004–05[24]	League Two	43	3	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	47	3
	2005–06[25]	League Two	43	9	6	1	2	0	7[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]	2	58	12
	2006–07[26]	League One	25	2	2	0	2	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	3
	Total		125	14	10	1	6	1	11	2	151	18
Bristol City	2006–07[26]	League One	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2007–08[27]	Championship	18	1	1	0	1	0	—		20	1
	2008–09[28]	Championship	20	0	0	0	2	1	—		22	1
	2009–10[29]	Championship	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Total		60	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	65	2
Colchester United	2010–11[30]	League One	26	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	30	2
	2011–12[31]	League One	46	0	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	50	0
	2012–13[32]	League One	41	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	42	0
	2013–14[33]	League One	39	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	42	1
	Total		152	1	5	1	5	0	2	1	164	3
Oldham Athletic	2014–15[34]	League One	33	0	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	0
	2015–16[35]	League One	26	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
	2016–17[36]	League One	26	1	0	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	1	32	2
	2017–18[37]	League One	19	0	0	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	26	0
	Total		104	1	5	0	5	0	13	1	127	2
Barrow	2018–19[38]	National League	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Career total			458	17	21	2	20	2	27	4	526	25

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in Football League play-offs
3. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Cheltenham Town[39]

• Football League Two Playoff Winner (1): 2005–06

Bristol City[40]

• Football League One Runner-up (1): 2006–07

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
2. "Ward brings in Wilson". BBC Sport. 13 December 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
3. "Loan Move For Youngster". Stoke City F.C. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
4. "Robins extend Wilson deal". BBC Sport. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
5. "Wilson seals permanent move". BBC Sport. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
6. "Robins' Wilson joins Bristol City". BBC Sport. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
7. "Colchester add Bristol City's Brian Wilson". BBC Sport. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
8. "Sheff Wed 0–1 Bristol City". BBC. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
9. "Colchester 3 – 2 Leyton Orient". BBC. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
10. "Colchester 4 – 3 Bradford". BBC. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
11. "Colchester United contracts for Wilson, Heath & Coker". BBC Sport. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
12. "Wilson Named U's Skipper". Colchester United FC. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
13. "Dag & Red 4–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
14. "Wilson signs". Oldham Athletic. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
15. "Defender Signs Contract Extension". Oldham Athletic. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
16. "Latics win shoot-out at Blackburn". oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
17. "Oldham Athletic release seven after relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
18. https://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/buxton-sign-former-football-league-defender-58969
19. "Phillps adds to his backroom staff with two additions". Matlock Town. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
20. Lord, Adam. "Former Oldham Athletic defender announces retirement". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
21. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
22. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
23. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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25. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
26. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
27. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
28. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
29. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
30. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
31. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
32. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
33. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
34. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
35. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
36. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
37. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
38. "Games played by Brian Wilson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
39. "Division Three (League Two) Play-Off Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
40. "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

External links

• Brian Wilson at Soccerbase