In 1977, Wilson played for Elgin in a good Scottish Cup run which ended with a 3.0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox.
Wilson was signed by Leicester City in April 1979 for a Highland Football League record breaking transfer fee at that time, of £20,000.
His finest moment at Everton was playing in the 1989 FA Cup Final in a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool, when he came on as a second-half substitute.
[3] In 1993, immediately after leaving Wigan Athletic in the first half of the season, he became Player Manager of then Highland Football League club Peterhead F.C.
He returned in 1995 before again leaving to join up with Milne, this time at Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. Wilson had a weekly column in the Aberdeen Evening Express entitled 'Wilson's World'.