David Wilson (footballer born 1969)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Graham Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1987 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Manchester United | 4 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 1993 | RoPS | 22 | (1) |
| 1994–1998 | Ljungskile | 135 | (7) |
| 1999–2001 | Haka | 76 | (3) |
| 2002 | HJK Helsinki | 11 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Ljungskile | ? | (?) |
| 2005 | Rosseröd | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2005 | Ljungskile (player-manager) | ||
| 2006 | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| 2006–2009 | Ljungskile | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
David Graham Wilson (born 20 March 1969) is an English former footballer and football manager, who was last the manager of Ljungskile in the Swedish Superettan, the second level of football in Sweden. As a player, he played as a centre midfielder for several English clubs, including Manchester United, Charlton Athletic and Bristol Rovers, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before moving to Scandinavia, playing for various clubs in Finland and Sweden. Wilson is now employed as an International Scout by Chelsea Football Club concentrating on the Scandinavian countries.
Born in Burnley, Lancashire, Wilson joined Manchester United on associate schoolboy terms in January 1984. He made 12 appearances for the club's Junior B team in the Lancashire League Second Division in 1984–85 season, and signed apprentice forms in May 1985. The following season, he divided his time between the club's Junior A, Junior B and Youth teams, as well as making an appearance for the Reserve team in March 1986. In March 1987, Wilson signed a professional contract with Manchester United and, by the 1987–88 season, he had become a regular in the Reserve team.
The 1988–89 season saw Wilson finally progress to the first team, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Clayton Blackmore in a 1–1 home draw with Sheffield Wednesday on 23 November 1988. He made his FA Cup debut later that season, playing in the Third Round tie against Queens Park Rangers on 7 January 1989; the match finished goalless, forcing a replay four days later, which Wilson also played in.
Unfortunately for Wilson, his sixth appearance for the club – all of which came as a substitute – would also be his last first team outing. After that 2–0 home defeat to Derby County, Wilson returned to playing in the club's Reserve team, and was sent on a month-long loan to Lincoln City in October 1990. In March 1991, he went on loan again, this time to Charlton Athletic, where he played until the end of the season. His Manchester United contract expired at the end of June 1991, and he was allowed to join Bristol Rovers on a free transfer on 30 June 1991.
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