Scott Wilson (footballer, born 1977)

Scott Peter Wilson (born 19 March 1977) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Rangers, Portsmouth, Dunfermline Athletic and North Queensland Fury. Wilson represented Scotland at under-21 international level.

Scott Wilson
Wilson playing for North Queensland Fury
Personal information
Full name Scott Peter Wilson[1]
Date of birth (1977-03-19) 19 March 1977
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1993–1996 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 Rangers 48 (1)
2002 → Portsmouth (loan) 5 (0)
2002–2009 Dunfermline Athletic 205 (6)
2009–2010 North Queensland Fury 4 (0)
National team
1998–1999 Scotland U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Club career

Wilson signed for Rangers in 1993 from the club's youth system. He made his debut as a 19-year-old in a UEFA Champions League defeat against Ajax at Ibrox in 1996.[2] Having been sent off in an Old Firm match which contributed to a heavy defeat at the hands of Celtic in November 1998,[3] Wilson regained his place in the squad for the 1–0 victory over the same opposition in the 1999 Scottish Cup Final in which he appeared as a substitute,[4] and contributed to Scottish Premier League title wins for the club in that campaign and the next.[5] He made a total of 75 appearances for Rangers,[6] scoring one goal against Dundee United,[7] before moving to Portsmouth on loan near the end of the 2001–02 season.[8] He played five times during this loan spell, but did not earn a permanent contract and returned to Scotland.

Wilson then signed for Dunfermline Athletic on 5 August 2002.[9] He made his Dunfermline debut in a 6–0 defeat to his former employers Rangers, just two weeks later.[10] Wilson played in the 2006 Scottish League Cup Final and the 2007 Scottish Cup Final, both of which ended in defeat to Celtic; his defensive colleagues included former Rangers youth teammate Greg Shields.[11][12] He scored one of Dunfermline's goals in the 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, but this was also lost to St Johnstone. One of his last appearances for the club in April 2009 was an opportunity to reach another final, but the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park was lost to Falkirk, one of their local rivals.[13] In his seven-year spell at Dunfermline, he played in over 200 fixtures in the league alone.

Wilson joined Australian A-League team North Queensland Fury for the 2009–10 season after agreeing to a two-year contract on 6 March 2009.[14]

International career

Wilson played 6 matches for the Scotland under–21 team during his time with Rangers.[15] His performances for Dunfermline earned him selection for the Scotland B squad (then known as "Scotland Future"),[16] but he did not play due to illness.[17][18]

References
  1. "Scott Wilson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. David McKinney (31 October 1996). "Rangers come to end of road". The Independent. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "Five memorable Celtic derby performances against Rangers". Irish Post. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  4. "Rangers take treble". BBC Sport. 29 May 1999. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. "Dodds double crushes Saints". BBC Sport. 24 April 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  6. "Rangers player Scott Wilson". FitbaStats. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. "Dundee United 1 Rangers 2". Sporting Life. 30 December 1998. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  8. "Wilson heads to Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 28 March 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  9. "Pars sign Wilson". BBC Sport. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  10. "Rangers destroy Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  11. "Dunfermline 0-3 Celtic". BBC Sport. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. "Celtic 1-0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  13. "Falkirk 2–0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  14. "Fury snap up Scots skipper". FourFourTwo. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  15. "Scotland U21 player Scott Wilson". FitbaStats. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  16. "SCOTT WILSON". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  17. "Wilson, Scott". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  18. Lomax, Andrew (17 December 2002). "Vogts invests in futures market". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2017. Manager Vogts' squad has been badly hit by call-offs and Dunfermline defender Scott Wilson was sent home suffering from flu only hours ahead of the team's flight to Germany and hurriedly replaced by Rangers defender Robert Malcolm.
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