Glenn Wilson (footballer)

For the Brighton and Exeter player born in 1929, see Glen Wilson (footballer).

Glenn Wilson
Personal information
Full name Glenn Michael Wilson
Date of birth (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 East Grinstead Town
Youth career
1995–2004 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2004 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 3 (0)
2006–2007 Rushden & Diamonds 31 (0)
2007 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 6 (0)
2007–2012 Crawley Town 150 (8)
2011 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → Woking (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 Gateshead 8 (0)
2013 → Salisbury City (loan) 17 (0)
2013–2014 Salisbury City 46 (0)
2014–2015 Aldershot Town 42 (2)
2015–2016 Margate 41 (1)
2016–2017 Greenwich Borough 50 (3)
2017 Grays Athletic 4 (1)
2017–2019 Wealdstone 21 (1)
2019 Hornchurch 17 (0)
2019–2020 Enfield Town 18 (0)
2020– East Grinstead Town 78 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:42, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Glenn Michael Wilson (born 16 March 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for East Grinstead Town.

Career

Born in Lewisham, Greater London, Wilson came through the youth setup of Crystal Palace where he had been since the age of nine.[1] However, despite being reserve team captain he found first team opportunities limited at Selhurst Park and was sent on a month-long loan to Isthmian League First Division side AFC Wimbledon.[2] Wilson signed for Conference National club Rushden & Diamonds in July 2006, where he found himself a first team regular under manager Paul Hart. However, Hart was sacked later on in the season, and Wilson fell out of favour at the club when Graham Westley was appointed.[3] In March 2007, he was sent out on loan to fellow Conference side Kidderminster Harriers for the rest of the season. In the summer of 2007 Wilson joined Crawley Town on a free transfer.[4] In May 2012, Wilson was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements.[5]

On 28 June 2012, Wilson signed for Gateshead on a one-year deal.[6] He made his debut as a substitute on 14 August 2012 in a 4–1 win over Mansfield Town.[7] He made his first start for Gateshead on 22 September 2012 in a 2–1 defeat at Woking.[8]

On 30 January 2013, Wilson joined Salisbury City on loan for the rest of the season.[9] He made his debut for Salisbury on 9 February in a 2–1 defeat against Dorchester Town.[10]

On 25 April 2013, Wilson was one of seven players released by Gateshead.[11]

He returned to Salisbury City in the pre-season period, and made an appearance for them against Bournemouth. Two days later, he signed for Salisbury ahead of the upcoming season. As a result of Salisbury captain Brian Dutton developing injury problems, Wilson took on the role of captain and started the season well, playing as a central defender instead of his usual full-back position.

Wilson signed for Conference Premier side Aldershot Town on 26 June 2014.[12]

In January 2019, Wilson signed with Hornchurch on dual registration.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2017
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
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2004–05[14] IL – Division One 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Rushden & Diamonds 2006–07[15] Conference National 31 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 34 0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2006–07[15] Conference National 6 0 — — 0 0 6 0
Crawley Town 2007–08[16] Conference Premier 35 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 36 0
2008–09[17] 40 4 0 0 — 0 0 40 4
2009–10[18] 32 3 0 0 — 0 0 32 3
2010–11[18] 39 0 5 0 — 2[a] 0 46 0
2011–12[19] League Two 4 0 0 0 2 0 1[c] 0 7 0
Total 150 7 5 0 2 0 4 0 161 7
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2011–12[18] Conference Premier 5 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 6 0
Woking (loan) 2011–12[18] Conference South 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Gateshead 2012–13[18] Conference Premier 9 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 11 0
Salisbury City (loan) 2012–13[18] Conference South 17 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 0
Salisbury City 2013–14[18] Conference Premier 46 0 3 0 — 1[a] 0 50 0
Aldershot Town 2014–15[18] Conference Premier 42 2 5 0 — 1[a] 0 48 2
Margate 2015–16[14] National League South 41 1 3 0 — 1[a] 0 45 1
Greenwich Borough 2016–17 IL – Div 1 South 50 3 ? ? — ? ? 50 3
Grays Athletic 2017–18 IL – Div 1 North 4 1 ? ? — ? ? 4 1
Wealdstone 2017–18[18] National League South 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Career total 412 14 18 0 2 0 11 0 443 14
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the Conference League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Glenn Wilson; Press Conference". 12 July 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Glenn Wilson – AFC Wimbledon". 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Harriers Online". 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Defender Glenn Wilson signs new Crawley Town contract". BBC News. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Mills among Crawley casualties". Sky Sports. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Gateshead snap up Crawley defender". Gateshead FC. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Gateshead 4–1 Mansfield Town". Gateshead FC. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Woking 2–1 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Third Player Leaves Gateshead on Loan". Gateshead FC. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Whites fall to fifth league defeat". Salisbury Journal. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Gateshead Release Seven". Gateshead FC. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Glenn Wilson: Aldershot Town sign Salisbury defender". BBC Sport. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  13. ^ Profile at Hornchurch[permanent dead link‍], afchornchurch.com
  14. ^ a b "GLENN WILSON". Aylesbury United F.C. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Glenn Wilson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Glenn Wilson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Glenn Wilson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i Glenn Wilson at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Glenn Wilson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2017.