Kevin Wilson (footballer, born 1961)

Kevin Wilson
Personal information
Full name	Kevin James Wilson
Date of birth	18 April 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Banbury, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Banbury United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1985	Derby County
1985–1987	Ipswich Town
1987–1992	Chelsea
1992–1994	Notts County
1994	→ Bradford City (loan)
1994–1997	Walsall
1997–2001	Northampton Town
Total
International career
1987–1995	Northern Ireland
Managerial career
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
2010–2015	Ilkeston
2015–2016	Nuneaton Town
2024	Banbury United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]