[4] After being demobbed he played six times for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1918–19 season, although for reasons unknown he decided to hide his identity.
With the war over the Football League returned and Wilson scored a hat-trick on his Spurs debut proper in a 3–0 victory over South Shields at Horsley Hill in September 1919.
[4] He scored 9 goals in 1920–21 and 11 in 1921–22 witch prompted Huddersfield Town manager Herbert Chapman to bring Wilson to Leeds Road.
[4] After leaving Stoke he played non-league football with Stafford Rangers whilst keeping the Doxey Hotel.
He later played for Wrexham, Shrewsbury Town and Alfreton United before later becoming landlord of the Noah's Ark pub in Stafford.