Information AboutBarry Wilson |
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Wilson began his career in the Highland League at Ross County , where his father, Bobby Wilson , was manager. After a spell at Southampton , he returned to Ross County before moving to Raith Rovers in 1994. He was a member of the Raith squad that played in the UEFA Cup in 1994/95. In July 1996 Wilson signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and helped them to the Scottish Third Division title in 1996/97. In the following few seasons Wilson established himself as a firm favourite of the Caley Thistle fans, with his extraordinarily quick runs down the right wing and his ability to both create and score goals. During season 1999/2000, Caley Thistle's then-manager Steve Paterson decided to move Wilson up front as a Striker , which proved an extremely successful tactic, with Wilson scoring a number of goals that season. In the summer of 2000, Wilson was sold to Livingston , with whom he won the Scottish First Division title and was promoted to the SPL. After three years at Livingston , Wilson returned to Caley Thistle in August 2003, under the management of John Robertson . Since then he has once again proved a valuable asset to the team. Barry Wilson holds Scottish First Division winner's medals, won with Caley Thistle, Livingston and Raith Rovers, a Scottish Third Division winner's medal, won with Caley Thistle and a Challenge Cup winner's medal, also won with Caley Thistle. His most historic achievement was in scoring the last senior British goal of the old Millennium (against Clydebank , 27 December 1999 ) and the first of the new millennium (against Livingston, 3 January 2000 ). He is also famous for scoring the opening goal when Caley Thistle beat Celtic 3-1 at Parkhead in the Scottish Cup on 8 February 2000 . Wilson was a self-confessed boyhood Dundee United fan, apparently to spite his Dundee supporting father! |
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