James Wilson (Welsh footballer)

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For the Manchester United player, see James Wilson (English footballer).

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James Wilson
Personal information
Full name James Steven Wilson[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Newport, Wales[3]
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Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2008 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Bristol City 31 (0)
2008–2009 → Brentford (loan) 14 (0)
2009–2010 → Brentford (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2014 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2016 Oldham Athletic 100 (2)
2016–2018 Sheffield United 7 (1)
2017–2018 → Walsall (loan) 19 (1)
2018–2019 Lincoln City 19 (2)
2019–2021 Ipswich Town 40 (2)
2021– Plymouth Argyle 41 (0)
International career‡
2006–2008 Wales U19 9 (0)
2009 Wales U21 3 (1)
2013 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:40, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:48, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

James Steven Wilson (born 26 February 1989) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Plymouth Argyle. He has also represented Wales at international level. Primarily a centre-back, he can also play at right-back.

Club career

Bristol City

Wilson began his career at Bristol City, graduating from the club's academy before going on to make his debut for the first-team in 2008. He scored on his debut for the club on 26 August 2008, in a 2–1 League Cup loss to Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road.[5] He was loaned out to Brentford for the first three months of the 2008–09 season, where he put in a number of impressive performances in a central defensive partnership with Reading loanee Alan Bennett. He made 16 appearances for the club during his loan spell.[5] Despite returning to Ashton Gate by November, Wilson was able to claim a Football League Two winners medal.[3]

He rejoined Brentford in an initial one-month loan deal on 20 August 2009,[3] the loan deal later extended to 1 January 2010.[6] Wilson was dismissed for a professional foul on Gareth Ainsworth during an away match against Wycombe Wanderers on 24 November and gives away a penalty, although Wojciech Szczęsny saved the spot-kick, Brentford still lost 1–0 at the end.[7] He made 14 appearances during his second loan spell at Griffin Park.[8]

He saw his first team involvement at Bristol City increase during the 2011–12 season, making 23 appearances in all competitions.[9]

On 13 September 2013, Wilson joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan,[10] making his debut for the club on 14 September 2013 in a 2–2 draw with Oxford United. He made 4 appearances before returning from his loan spell at the club.[11]

Oldham Athletic

On 31 January 2014, Wilson signed for Oldham Athletic until the end of the 2013–14 season with a view to extending deal.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 April 2014, in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield United. He made 16 appearances during his first season at Oldham.[11]

The one-year option that the club had on Wilson's contract was exercised, extending his contract till the end of the 2014–15 season.[13] He became a first-team regular during the 2014–15 season, making 46 appearances in all competitions, scoring once.[14]

He continued to be a regular in the first-team at Boundary Park during the 2015–16 season. He made 47 appearances in all competitions over the course of the season.[15]

Sheffield United

On 5 July 2016, Wilson signed for Sheffield United on a two-year contract, after rejecting a new deal with Oldham.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Oxford United at Bramall Lane on 27 August 2016. He made 10 appearances during the 2016–17 season, as Sheffield United won the League One title and promotion to the Championship.[16]

On 17 July 2017, Wilson joined League One club Walsall on loan until the end of the season.[17] He made 20 appearances during his time at the club, scoring once.[16]

Lincoln City

On 12 January 2018, Wilson signed for Lincoln City on a two-and-a-half-year deal, after leaving Sheffield United by mutual consent.[18] Wilson was cup-tied for Lincoln's win in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final.[19] He made 10 appearances during his first season at Sincil Bank.[16]

After suffering a broken ankle during a match against Cambridge United, Wilson found his first team opportunities limited during the 2018–19 season. He made 16 appearances as Lincoln won the League Two title.[20] His contract was terminated by mutual consent at the end of the season.[21]

Ipswich Town

On 2 August 2019, Wilson signed a short-term contract with Ipswich Town until 1 January 2020.[22] The next day, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 away win against Burton Albion.[23] After making 8 appearances for the club and impressing, Wilson signed a 18-month extension in October 2019, keeping him at the club until 2021.[24] He made 31 appearances during his first season at Ipswich.[25]

Wilson featured regularly during the early part of the 2020–21 season, before picking up a knee injury in October. He returned to the first-team squad on 20 February, starting in a 0–0 draw with Oxford United.[26] Wilson scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 2–1 away win over Accrington Stanley on 2 March 2021, and his second against his former club Lincoln the following week.[27] Wilson's impressive performances when he was fit to play during the season earned him Ipswich's Player of the Year award for the 2020–21 season.[28] Despite this, on 10 May 2021, Ipswich announced that Wilson would be released following the end of his contract after being informed by new manager Paul Cook that he was not in his plans for the following season.[29]

Plymouth Argyle

On 20 May 2021, Wilson was announced to be joining Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer following his release from Ipswich.[30]

International career

Wilson is a former Wales under-21 international, and captained Wales at under-19 level.

He received his first call-up to the senior Wales squad in October 2012.[31] He made his senior international debut for his country on 15 October 2013, in 1–1 draw against Belgium.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 March 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goal Apps Goal Apps Goal Apps Goal Apps Goal
Bristol City 2008–09[5] Championship 2 0 0 0 1 1 — 3 1
2009–10[8] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2010–11[33] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2011–12[9] Championship 21 0 1 0 1 0 — 23 0
2012–13[34] Championship 6 0 1 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 31 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 35 1
Brentford (loan) 2008–09[5] League Two 14 0 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 16 0
Brentford (loan) 2009–10[8] League One 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2013–14[11] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Oldham Athletic 2013–14[11] League One 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
2014–15[14] League One 41 1 1 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 46 1
2015–16[15] League One 43 0 2 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 47 0
Total 100 2 3 0 2 0 4 0 109 2
Sheffield United 2016–17[16] League One 7 1 0 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 10 1
2017–18[16] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 1
Walsall (loan) 2017–18[16] League One 19 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 20 1
Lincoln City 2017–18[16] League Two 8 1 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 10 1
2018–19[35] League Two 11 1 1 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 16 1
Total 19 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 26 2
Ipswich Town 2019–20[25] League One 23 0 3 0 1 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 31 0
2020–21[36] League One 17 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 2
Total 40 2 3 0 2 0 4 0 49 2
Career total 247 8 10 0 10 1 16 0 283 9
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

International

As of match played 15 October 2013[37]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2013 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Brentford

Sheffield United

Lincoln City

Individual

References

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