Northern Irish footballer
Kevin James Wilson (born 18 April 1961) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker . He was most recently manager of Banbury United . Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland internationally.
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.[ 3] After Derby he played for Ipswich , Chelsea , Notts County , Bradford City , Walsall , and Northampton Town . At international level, Wilson played for Northern Ireland 42 times, scoring six goals.[ 4] He is a former manager of Northampton Town, Bedford Town , Kettering Town and Hucknall Town . He was the manager of Corby Town until January 2008.
On 1 June 2009 he was appointed manager of Conference North side Ilkeston Town .
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 Curzon Ashton .[ 5]
In January 2024, he was appointed as the manager of Banbury United.[ 6]
Honours
Walsall
Chelsea
Football League 2nd Division Winner 1988-89
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Kevin Wilson managerial positions
Mullane (1987 –88)
Dawkins (1988 –90)
Dykes (1990 –91)
Mullane (1991 –95)
Ramshaw (1995 –2001)
Starbuck (2001 –03)
Burr (2003 –04)
Moss (2004 )
Barrick (2004 –06)
Wilson (2006 –07)
Legg (2007 )
Lloyd (2007 –08)
Galloway & Miller (2008 )
Chambers (2008 –10)
Bryant (2010 )
Brookbanks (2011 )
Lyttle (2011 –12)
Marshall (2012 )
Russell (2013 )
Graves (2013 –22)
Ingle (2022 –)