Ian Wilson

Managerial career In 1993, immediately after leaving Wigan Athletic in the first half of the season, he became Player Manager of then Highland League club Peterhead F.C. where he guided them into a promotion-challenging position in each season of his three-and-a-half-year reign. He then moved to Japan to join Nagoya Grampus Eight as assistant manager to his former manager at Leicester, Gordon Milne. He returned in 1995 before again leaving to join up with Milne, this time at Beşiktaş J.K.

Wilson had a weekly column in the Aberdeen Evening Express entitled 'Wilson's World'. After this ended, he continued running his soccer schools in Aberdeen, which have been going since 1999. The schools develop and coach youngsters from age 4 to 14 years. Wilson also set up soccer schools in the Marmaris area of Turkey.

Honours Leicester City Football League Second Division: 1979–80

Everton FA Cup runner-up: 1988–89 Full Members Cup runner-up: 1988–89

Beşiktaş Süper Lig: 1989–90 Turkish Cup: 1989–90 Turkish Super Cup: 1989