Career
He later returned to Fulham as a director Southampton A full back, Wilson began his career at hometown club Southampton as an amateur. He departed in the summer of 1950, without playing a first team match.
Fulham Wilson followed former Saints manager Bill Dodgin to Division One side Fulham in August 1950, signing his first professional contract.
His time at Craven Cottage was fraught with injury, making just 45 appearances before departing in the summer of 1957. In the early 1950s, his flatmate was Bobby Robson.
Brentford Wilson joined Division Three South side Brentford in the summer of 1957. He had an uneven start to his Bees career, making 26 appearances during the 1957/58 season, but not playing at all between September 1957 and February 1958.
Wilson was an ever-present during the 1958/59 season, making 50 appearances and also captaining the side.
An injury suffered in September 1959 halted a run of 73 consecutive appearances, but he was back to his best during the 1960/61 season, making 45 appearances. Wilson found himself mostly out of the team during the 1961/62 season and he departed the club at the end of the campaign. Wilson made 156 appearances during his five years at Griffin Park.
Folkestone Town Wilson saw out his career with a spell at Southern League side Folkestone Town.
During the Big Freeze of 1963, the football programme was postponed for so many weeks that Wilson joked "the players will all have to be reintroduced to each other when we do meet again". Wilson attended Southampton Grammar School and Street Mary"s College.
During his long spells out injured while at Fulham, Wilson trained as a quantity surveyor and entered the property world upon his retirement from football. Wilson spoke at Robson"s funeral in 2009.
Wilson died in March 2010.
