Jared Wilson (footballer)

Jared Wilson

Wilson in 2009 pre-season
Personal information
Full nameJared Andrew Wilson
Date of birth24 January 1989
Place of birthCheltenham, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionFull back
Club information
Current team
Evesham United
Youth career
2001–2008Birmingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2010Birmingham City1(0)
2009→ Chesterfield (loan)16(0)
2011Worcester City(0)
2011–2012Cirencester Town13(0)
2012–Evesham United3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jared Andrew Wilson (born 24 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Evesham United. He previously played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Chesterfield, and in non-League football for Worcester City and Cirencester Town. He plays as a full back.

Club career

Wilson, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, played in the under-18 side that reached the quarter-final of the 2007 FA Youth Cup.[1][2] Before the 2007–08 season he signed his first one-year professional contract.[3] He made ten appearances for the reserve team and five for the Academy team that season,[4] after which he was given a further one-year contract.[5]

In the build-up to the 2008–09 season, Wilson was part of the first-team squad and, together with fellow youngsters Jordon Mutch and Sone Aluko, went on the club's pre-season tour to Austria. Manager Alex McLeish described him as "an energetic full-back ... one we think could make a career in football".[6] He was given a squad number and included among the substitutes for the Championship match against Crystal Palace in October 2008, but remained unused.[7] A week later, called into the matchday squad at the last minute when Garry O'Connor was injured during the pre-match warm-up, he made his first-team debut as a 12th-minute replacement for the injured Stuart Parnaby in a 1–0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.[8]

Wilson joined Chesterfield of Football League Two in February 2009 on loan for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[9] He appeared regularly for the club,[10] and in June 2009 signed a year's extension to his Birmingham contract.[11] In May 2010 the club announced that he would be released when his contract expired at the end of June.[12]

Wilson then spent pre-season on trial with both Cheltenham Town and Bishop's Cleeve but failed to land a deal,[13] which led to his spending a year away from the game. In the summer of 2011, Wilson signed for Worcester City of the Conference North, and featured three times for the club before leaving to sign for Southern League Premier Division club Cirencester Town.[14] In January 2012, Wilson left Cirencester for Evesham United, also playing in the Southern League Premier Division.[15]

Wilson suffered relegation with Evesham at the end of the 2011–12 season but re-signed to remain with the club for the 2012–13 season where they would compete in the Southern League South & West Division.[16]

References

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  1. ↑ Tattum, Colin (31 January 2007). "Blues youngsters go for cup glory". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Barnsley U18's 1 Blues U18's 2". Birmingham City F.C. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  3. ↑ Tattum, Colin (5 July 2007). "Wright rejects new Blues deal". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Peter, ed. (26 May 2008). Blues (match programme). 2007–08 No. 19. Birmingham City F.C. pp. 56, 58.
  5. ↑ "Nafti signs new Birmingham deal". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  6. ↑ Tattum, Colin (14 July 2008). "Young trio will get chances". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  7. ↑ Tattum, Colin (21 October 2008). "Jared Wilson gets Birmingham City senior squad call-up". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
    "Birmingham 1–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  8. ↑ "Nafti in for Larsson". Birmingham City F.C. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
    McIntyre, Dave (29 October 2008). "Dismal Birmingham undone by 10-man QPR". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  9. ↑ "Wilson joins the Spireites". Chesterfield F.C. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Jared Wilson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Wilson pens new Blues contract". Birmingham City F.C. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  12. ↑ "Quintet Depart". Birmingham City F.C. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  13. ↑ "Yates to reduce Cheltenham Town trialists". BBC Sport. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
    "Cleeve boss set to run the rule over trio of trialists". thisisgloucestershire. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "We can work wonders for Wilson – Hughes". thisisgloucestershire. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  15. ↑ Moakes, Liam (18 January 2012). "United boost their survival bid". Evesham Observer. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Mackenzie appointed to Robins staff". Non League Daily. 1 July 2012.

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