Dennis Wilson (footballer)

For other people named Dennis Wilson, see Dennis Wilson (disambiguation).

Dennis Wilson

Personal information
Full name	Dennis James Wilson
Date of birth	1936 (age 74–75)
Place of birth	Bebington, England
Playing position	Full Back
Youth career
1952–1954	Wrexham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1954–1955	Wrexham	0	(0)
1955–1958	Rhyl
1958–1961	Stoke City	14	(0)
–	Bangor City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dennis James Wilson (born 1936 in Bebington, England) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Stoke City. He made fourteen appearances for Stoke.^[1]

Career

Wilson started his football career at Welsh side Wrexham's youth team. whilst he was a regular for their Reserve side he never was able to break into the first team and left in 1955 to join Welsh league side Rhyl. He spent three years at Rhyl and was a stand out performer in the league which attracted the attention of a number of Football League sides. He joined Stoke City in 1958 with Frank Taylor acquiring the Full backs signature. He made his debut for The Potters in a 6–1 win against Lincoln City in September 1959. Wilson went on to make 13 more appearances for City before new manager Tony Waddington deemed him surplus to requirements and was released in 1961. He re-entered the Welsh league with Bangor City.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/deniswilson.htm
2. ^ *Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).

Persondata
Name	Wilson, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	1936
Place of birth	Bebington, England
Date of death
Place of death