Barry Wilson (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Barry Wilson
fullname = Barry John Wilson
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|2|16
cityofbirth = Kirkcaldy
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Inverness CT
clubnumber = 7
position = Midfielder
years =1992
1992-1994
1994-1996
1996-2000
2000-2003
2003-
2008
clubs = Southampton
Ross County
Raith Rovers
Inverness CT
Livingston
Inverness CT
→ St. Johnstone (loan)
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
000 0(0)
039 0(5)
083 (28)
101 (25)
146 (30)
006 0(1)
pcupdate = 20:29, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Barry John Wilson (born February 16, 1972 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish football player, currently playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

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.

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 joined St. Johnstone on a one-month emergency loan in March 2008. [ [http://www.stjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitem.asp?NewsID=2424 "Two more faces added" - St. Johnstone's official website] ]

He returned to Caley Thistle after his loan spell with St Johnstone in order to win himself a new contract and went on to produce some outstanding performances in the closing games. This resulted in Craig Brewster awarding Wilson with a new 6 month contract.

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