Eugene "Gus" Wilson (born 11 April 1963) is an English former professional
football
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player and is now a football coach with extensive experience in the non-league game across north-west England.
Wilson started as a trainee at
Manchester City
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like his older brother
Clive Wilson
Euclid Aklana Wilson (born 13 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in midfield and at left-back.
He notably played top flight football for Manchester City, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur, ...
.
In 1991, he joined
Crewe Alexandra
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from
Accrington Stanley
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, making a total of 115 appearances as a right-sided defender for the Railwaymen.
His one League goal - in an away win at
Aldershot
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on New Year's Day 1992 - was later wiped from the records when Aldershot went bust. He did however manage to score 3 other goals in Cup matches.
Wilson joined
Hyde United F.C.
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The team's strip is red shirts and black shorts and their home ground is the 4,250 capacity Ewen Fields. Hyde United's record ...
in 1994, and in 2001 he moved to
Radcliffe Borough
Radcliffe Football Club (formerly Radcliffe Borough) is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, where they play their home games at Stainton Park. The club was formed on 24 May 1949 and currently plays in the National L ...
.
After his playing career was over, Wilson moved into team management and coaching at various north-western clubs including
Flixton,
Winsford United
Winsford United Football Club are a football club based in Winsford, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1883, they're nicknamed ''The Blues'' and their home ground is ''Barton Stadium''. Their all-time top scorer is Perry Plowman with 25 ...
,
Glossop North End
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and
F.C. United of Manchester
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.
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Living people
1963 births
Northwich Victoria F.C. players
Runcorn F.C. Halton players
Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Hyde United F.C. players
Radcliffe F.C. players
Winsford United F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Manchester
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