Brian Jason Wilson (born 9 May 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Stoke City Wilson, born in Manchester, England, began his career at Stoke City. Wilson, who could play as a right-sided defender or midfielder, had made a handful of first-team appearances, coming through the youth-team ranks at the Britannia Stadium.
Cheltenham Town On 13 December 2003, he was loaned to Cheltenham Town on a one-month deal in order to gain experience of first team football. The loan deal was then extended for a further two months in January 2004. Following his loan spell, Wilson sealed a permanent move to Cheltenham on 30 March 2004 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Wilson made 121 league appearances for Cheltenham, scoring 14 goals.
Bristol City On 12 January 2007, Wilson signed for Bristol City for an undisclosed fee. Missing much of the 2008–09 season through injury, Wilson made 74 appearances for City, scoring once in the league.
Colchester United On 29 June 2010, Wilson agreed to join Colchester United after being released by Bristol City, having played just four times for City during the previous season. It was the second time that Colchester manager John Ward had signed Wilson, as Ward signed him while Cheltenham manager in 2003 on loan and signed him permanently a year later. He scored his first goal for Colchester in a 3–2 win over Leyton Orient on 2 November 2010, and his second followed on 6 November 2010 in an FA Cup tie against Bradford City. On 15 May 2012, Wilson signed a two-year contract extension with Colchester, having been ever-present in the 2011–12 season. He became vice-captain during the 2012–13 season and stood in as captain during Kemal Izzet's absence through injury for much of the season. Following Izzet's departure from the club in September 2013, Wilson was named as Colchester's full-time captain on 3 September. Following the announcement of his promotion to club captain, Wilson duly scored in a Football League Trophy tie the same day, opening the scoring with a free kick in a 4–1 defeat against Dagenham & Redbridge.
Oldham Athletic Wilson joined Oldham Athletic on 10 June 2014 on a two-year contract after turning down the offer of a new contract from Colchester United. On 4 July 2016 Wilson signed a one-year contract extension. He scored his first goal for Oldham in an EFL Trophy tie against Blackburn Rovers Under-23s on 8 November 2016.
He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2017–18 season, following their relegation.
Later career He signed for Barrow on 16 July 2018. In September 2019 he joined Buxton. Wilson joined Matlock Town in January 2020 as player-assistant manager. Wilson announced his retirement from playing on 1 June 2020. Wilson appointed manager of Alsager Town in February 2021.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStoke City2001–02Second Division1000001Appearance in Football League Trophy0202002–03First Division400000—402003–04First Division200010—30Total7000101090Cheltenham Town (loan)2003–04Third Division7010100080Cheltenham Town2003–04Third Division70000000702004–05League Two4331010204732005–06League Two43961207Appearance in Football League play-offs258122006–07League One252202120313Total125141016111215118Bristol City2006–07League One1900000001902007–08Championship1811010—2012008–09Championship2000021—2212009–10Championship300010—40Total601104100652Colchester United2010–11League One2612120003022011–12League One4602010105002012–13League One4100010004202013–14League One390101011421Total15215150211643Oldham Athletic2014–15League One3302010303902015–16League One2603010003002016–17League One26100204Appearance in EFL Trophy13222017–18League One190001060260Total104150501311272Barrow2018–19National League100000000100Career total4581721220227452625
Honours Cheltenham Town Football League Two play-offs: 2006
Bristol City Football League One second-place promotion: 2006–07
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