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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Other people|Brian Wilson}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Brian Wilson
| image          =
| fullname       = Brian Jason Wilson<ref name="Hugman2009-10">{{Cite book| editor-first = Barry J.| editor-last = Hugman| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10| year = 2009| publisher = Mainstream Publishing| isbn = 978-1-84596-474-0}}</ref>
|birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1983|05|09}}<ref name="Hugman2009-10"/>
| birth_place    = [[Manchester]], England
| height         = {{height|m=1.78}}<ref name="Hugman2009-10"/>
| currentclub    =
| clubnumber     =
| position       = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1    = 1998–2001 |youthclubs1 = [[Stoke City F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Stoke City]]
| years1         = 2001–2004 |clubs1 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]                    |caps1 = 7   |goals1 = 0
| years2         = 2003–2004 |clubs2 = → [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] (loan) |caps2 = 7   |goals2 = 0
| years3         = 2004–2007 |clubs3 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]          |caps3 = 118 |goals3 = 14
| years4         = 2007–2010 |clubs4 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]                |caps4 = 60  |goals4 = 1
| years5         = 2010–2014 |clubs5 = [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]      |caps5 = 152 |goals5 = 1
| years6         = 2014–2018 |clubs6 = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]        |caps6 = 104 |goals6 = 1
| years7         = 2018–2019 |clubs7 = [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]                          |caps7 = 10  |goals7 = 0
| years8         = 2019–2020 |clubs8 = [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]                            |caps8 =     |goals8 =
| years9         = 2020      |clubs9 = [[Matlock Town F.C.|Matlock Town]]                |caps9 =     |goals9 =
| totalcaps      = 458 | totalgoals = 17
}}
'''Brian Jason Wilson''' (born 9 May 1983) is an English former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].
==Career==
===Stoke City===
Wilson, born in [[Manchester]], England, began his career at [[Stoke City F.C.|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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/3315861.stm |title=Ward brings in Wilson |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 December 2003 |accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref>
===Cheltenham Town===
On 13 December 2003, he was loaned to [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] on a one-month deal in order to gain experience of first team football.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~462563,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213145737/https://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~462563,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 December 2019 |title=Loan Move For Youngster |publisher=Stoke City F.C. |date=17 November 2004 |accessdate=15 July 2012 }}</ref> The loan deal was then extended for a further two months in January 2004.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/3376087.stm |title=Robins extend Wilson deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2004 |accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref> Following his loan spell, Wilson sealed a permanent move to Cheltenham on 30 March 2004 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/3581389.stm |title=Wilson seals permanent move |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2004 |accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref> Wilson made 121 league appearances for Cheltenham, scoring 14 goals.
===Bristol City===
On 12 January 2007, Wilson signed for [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/6256241.stm |title=Robins' Wilson joins Bristol City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2007 |accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref> Missing much of the 2008–09 season through injury, Wilson made 74 appearances for City, scoring once in the league.<ref name="Colchester signing">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/8773134.stm |title=Colchester add Bristol City's Brian Wilson |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2010 |accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6963681.stm|title=Sheff Wed 0–1 Bristol City|publisher=BBC|date=1 September 2007|accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref>
===Colchester United===
On 29 June 2010, Wilson agreed to join [[Colchester United F.C.|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 (footballer, born 1951)|John Ward]] had signed Wilson, as Ward signed him while Cheltenham manager in 2003 on loan and signed him permanently a year later.<ref name="Colchester signing"/> He scored his first goal for Colchester in a 3–2 win over [[Leyton Orient]] on 2 November 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9119073.stm|title=Colchester 3 – 2 Leyton Orient|publisher=BBC|date=2 November 2010|accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref> and his second followed on 6 November 2010 in an [[FA Cup]] tie against [[Bradford City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9140191.stm|title=Colchester 4 – 3 Bradford|publisher=BBC|date=6 November 2010|accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref> On 15 May 2012, Wilson signed a two-year contract extension with Colchester, having been ever-present in the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18077214 |title=Colchester United contracts for Wilson, Heath & Coker |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2012 |accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref> He became [[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]] during the [[2012–13 Colchester United F.C. season|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/030913-wilson-captain-1032698.aspx |title=Wilson Named U's Skipper |publisher=Colchester United FC |date=3 September 2013 |accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> 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 [[Direct free kick|free kick]] in a 4–1 defeat against [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23846361 |title=Dag & Red 4–1 Colchester |work=BBC Sport|date=3 September 2013 |accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/20140610-oldham-athletic-sign-brian-wilson-1626643.aspx |title=Wilson signs |publisher=Oldham Athletic |date=10 June 2014 |accessdate=10 June 2014}}</ref> On 4 July 2016 Wilson signed a one-year contract extension.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/defender-signs-contract-extension-3167472.aspx |title=Defender Signs Contract Extension |publisher=Oldham Athletic |date=4 July 2016 |accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Oldham in an [[EFL Trophy]] tie against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Blackburn Rovers Under-23s]] on 8 November 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/10/oldham-athletic-news/100610/latics-win-shootout-at-blackburn|title=Latics win shoot-out at Blackburn|publisher=oldham-chronicle.co.uk|date=8 November 2016|accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref>
He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2017–18 season, following their relegation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44042228|title=Oldham Athletic release seven after relegation to League Two|date=8 May 2018|accessdate=9 May 2018|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
===Later career===
He signed for [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]] on 16 July 2018. In September 2019 he joined [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/buxton-sign-former-football-league-defender-58969| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191007222358/https://www.betvictornorthernpremier.co.uk/buxton-sign-former-football-league-defender-58969| archive-date = 2019-10-07| title = Buxton sign former football league defender - The BetVictor Northern Premier}}</ref> Wilson joined [[Matlock Town F.C.|Matlock Town]] in January 2020 as player-assistant manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Phillps adds to his backroom staff with two additions |url=https://www.matlocktownfc.co.uk/phillps-adds-to-his-backroom-staff-with-two-additions.asp |website=Matlock Town |accessdate=1 June 2020}}</ref> Wilson announced his retirement from playing on 1 June 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lord |first1=Adam |title=Former Oldham Athletic defender announces retirement |url=https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/18488554.former-oldham-athletic-defender-announces-retirement/ |website=The Oldham Times |accessdate=1 June 2020}}</ref>
Wilson appointed manager of Alsager Town in February 2021.
==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|[[2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2001/2002">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2001|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT>Appearance in [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]]</ref>||0||2||0
|-
|[[2002–03 Stoke City F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2002/2003">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2002|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Stoke City F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2003/2004">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2003|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|First Division
|2||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!7!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!9!!0
|-
|[[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] (loan)
|[[2003–04 Football League|2003–04]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2003/2004"/>
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|7||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||8||0
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
|[[2003–04 Football League|2003–04]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2003/2004"/>
|Third Division
|7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Football League Two|2004–05]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2004/2005">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2004|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|[[EFL League Two|League Two]]
|43||3||1||0||1||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/>||0||47||3
|-
|[[2005–06 Football League Two|2005–06]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2005/2006">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2005|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|League Two
|43||9||6||1||2||0||7<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/><ref group=lower-alpha name=FLP>Appearance in [[Football League play-offs]]</ref>||2||58||12
|-
|[[2006–07 Football League One|2006–07]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2006/2007">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2006|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|25||2||2||0||2||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/>||0||31||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!125!!14!!10!!1!!6!!1!!11!!2!!151!!18
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
|[[2006–07 Football League One|2006–07]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2006/2007"/>
|League One
|19||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||19||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Bristol City F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2007/2008">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2007|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|18||1||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||20||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2008/2009">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2008|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|20||0||0||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||22||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Bristol City F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2009/2010">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2009|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!60!!1!!1!!0!!4!!1!!0!!0!!65!!2
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]
|[[2010–11 Colchester United F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2010/2011">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2010|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|League One
|26||1||2||1||2||0||0||0||30||2
|-
|[[2011–12 Colchester United F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2011/2012">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2011|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|League One
|46||0||2||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/>||0||50||0
|-
|[[2012–13 Colchester United F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2012/2013">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2012|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|League One
|41||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||42||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Colchester United F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2013/2014">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2013|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|League One
|39||0||1||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/>||1||42||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!152!!1!!5!!1!!5!!0!!2!!1!!164!!3
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]
|[[2014–15 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2014/2015">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2014|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|League One
|33||0||2||0||1||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=FLT/>||0||39||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2015/2016">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2015|name=Brian Wilson|accessdate=22 January 2014}}</ref>
|League One
|26||0||3||0||1||0||0||0||30||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="Games played by Brian Wilson in 2016/2017">{{Soccerbase season|28631|2016| accessdate = 30 April 2017}}</ref>
|League One
|26||1||0||0||2||0||4<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFT>Appearance in [[EFL Trophy]]</ref>||1||32||2
|-
|[[2017–18 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="BW17">{{soccerbase season|28631|2017 |accessdate=21 September 2017}}</ref>
|League One
|19||0||0||0||1||0||6<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFT/>||0||26||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!104!!1!!5!!0!!5!!0!!13!!1!!127!!2
|-
|[[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]
|[[2018–19 National League|2018–19]]<ref name="BW18">{{soccerbase season|28631|2018}}</ref>
|[[National League (division)|National League]]
|10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!458!!17!!21!!2!!20!!2!!27!!4!!526!!25
|}
{{notelist}}
==Honours==
===Club===
; Cheltenham Town<ref>{{cite web |title = Division Three (League Two) Play-Off Finalists |url = http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerLeagueTwoPlayoff.html |publisher = Coludaybyday.co.uk |accessdate = 9 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Football League Two]] Playoff Winner (1): 2005–06
; Bristol City<ref>{{cite web |title = Tier Three (League One) Honours |url = http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerLeagueOne.html |publisher = Coludaybyday.co.uk |accessdate = 9 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Football League One]] Runner-up (1): 2006–07
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
{{Cheltenham Town F.C. Player of the Year}}
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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manchester]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Stoke City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Bristol City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Colchester United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Barrow A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:National League (English football) players]]
[[Category:Buxton F.C. players]]
[[Category:Matlock Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]]