Kevin Wilson (footballer born 1961)

Kevin Wilson
Personal information
Full name Kevin James Wilson
Date of birth 19 April 1961 (1961-04-19) (age 50)
Place of birth Banbury, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1978–1979 Banbury United ? (?)
1979–1985 Derby County 124 (30)
1985–1987 Ipswich Town 98 (34)
1987–1992 Chelsea 152 (42)
1992–1994 Notts County 69 (3)
1994 → Bradford City (loan) 5 (0)
1994–1997 Walsall 125 (38)
1997–2001 Northampton Town 31 (2)
– Total 604 (149 )
National team
Northern Ireland 42 (6)
Teams managed
1999–2001 Northampton Town
2002–2003 Bedford Town
2003 Aylesbury United
2003–2005 Kettering Town
2005–2006 Kettering Town
2006–2007 Hucknall Town
2007–2008 Corby Town
2009–2010 Ilkeston Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kevin James Wilson (born 19 April 1961) is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer who played as a striker. Born in Banbury, At club level, he played for Derby, Ipswich, Chelsea, Notts County, Bradford City, Walsall, and Northampton Town. At international level, Wilson played for Northern Ireland 42 times, scoring six goals. 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.

External links
Kettering Town F.C. – managers
Hucknall Town F.C. – managers
  • Unknown (1945–1987)
  • Mullane (1987–1988)
  • Dawkins (1988–1990)
  • Dykes (1990–1991)
  • Mullane (1991–1995)
  • Ramshaw (1995–2001)
  • Starbuck (2001–2003)
  • Burr (2003–2004)
  • Moss (2004)
  • Barrick (2004–2006)
  • Wilson (2006–2007)
  • Legg (2007)
  • Lloyd (2007–2008)
  • Galloway & Miller (2008)
  • Chambers (2008–2010)
  • Bryant (2010)
  • Brookbanks (2011)
  • Lyttle (2011–)