Garry Wilson (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1983 | Campsie Black Watch | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1985 | Queen's Park | 31 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ? | (?) |
| 1986–1988 | Stranraer | 52 | (1) |
| 1988– | Hastings Town | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1980 | Scotland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1998 | Hastings Town | ||
| 1999–2012 | Eastbourne Borough | ||
| 2012–2013 | Eastbourne Town (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Lewes | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hastings United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 18 November 2008 (UTC). |
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Garry Wilson (born 25 March 1963 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer and manager. As a player, he appeared for Queen's Park, Stranraer and gained a Scottish Under-18 cap. He is most known for his time as manager of Eastbourne Borough, spending 13 years at the helm. In his time at the club he won several promotions, taking the club from the Sussex County League to the Conference National.
Garry started his playing career with a youth team called Campsie Black Watch and at the age of 20 joined Scottish Second Division side Queens Park as an amateur in which he spent two years before joining Kirkintilloch Roy Rob for a season where he headed to south west Scotland to semi-professional Scottish Second Division side Stranraer. After two seasons with Stranraer, he moved south to non-league Hastings Town, playing in the Southern League Southern Division. Shortly after joining Hastings, he suffered a serious leg fracture whilst playing in a match against Witney Town which ended his playing career.
After fracturing his leg he became the reserve team manager for Hastings Town moving up the ranks to first team manager in March 1995 at the young age of 32. Leading Hastings to win the Southern League Cup (1995) and Sussex Senior Cup (1996), before being sacked in January 1998 after losing in the F.A. Trophy against Bath City.
Garry joined St Leonards as Assistant Manager before joining Eastbourne Borough, then known as Langney Sports, in February 1999 taking over from caretaker manager Nick Greenwood, who became his assistant manager. In his first full season at Langney he led the team to win the Sussex County League and playing in the Southern League Eastern Division for the first time in the teams history. Two seasons later he led them into the Southern League Premier Division winning a place in the newly formed Conference South. Gaining fifth place in the first season, Garry saw the team enter the play-off final for the Conference National at Stoke's Brittania Stadium, but lost to Altrincham.
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