Laurence Thomas Wilson (born 10 October 1986) is an English retired footballer who last played for Connah's Quay Nomads.
[11] However, to the disappointment of the Mansfield fans, it was announced on 11 May 2006 that Wilson had snubbed the Stags and signed for League Two rivals Chester City – one of the clubs closest geographically to Everton.
[12] Wilson made his league debut for Chester City where he set up a header for Drewe Broughton, in a 2–0 opening day of the season, win over Accrington Stanley on 5 August 2006.
[15] He also found the net four times in cup football, which were against Stockport County,[16] Clevedon Town,[17] Chesterfield[18] and Bury.
[22] Following the arrival of Bobby Williamson as Chester manager in May 2007, the side switched from a regular 3–5–2 formation to 4–4–2, with Wilson playing in the left-back slot.
[23] He remained a first-choice player during 2007–08 and scored a spectacular 30-yard free kick in Chester's 2–1 win at Macclesfield Town on 27 September 2007.
[33] After the match, Manager Mark Wright wasn't happy towards Wilson's sending off, stating that it was a disgrace and that he "cost us [Chester] dearly.
[37] On 14 July 2009, Wilson signed a two-year deal with League Two side Morecambe after leaving Chester.
[44] Since making his debut for the club, Wilson started every match until he was suspended in January for picking five yellow cards this season.
[45] Despite suffering setbacks of another suspension[46] and ankle injury,[47] Wilson finished his first season, making forty–six appearances and scoring three times in all competitions.
In the 2010–11 season, Wilson started the first four matches until he received a red card for a second bookable offence, in a 4–0 loss against Oxford United on 6 September 2010.
His time with them saw him consistently earn a place in the starting line-up, accumulating a total of 111 appearances and scoring 11 goals.
[68] On 23 November 2012, WilsonIt was later revealed that Wilson left early over family reason and desire "to move back home to Liverpool.
[71] Wilson made his Accrington Stanley debut two days later on 5 January 2013 after signing for the club, starting the game before being substituted in the 61st minute, in a 2–0 loss against Dagenham & Redbridge.
[77] Having lost his first team place throughout 2013,[78] he then came on as a second–half substitute, in his first appearances in months, where he set up one of the goals, in a 3–3 draw against Newport County on 11 January 2014.
[80] However, in a 0–0 draw against Bury on 18 February 2014, he received a straight red card a foul in the first half, resulting him serving a three match ban.
[85] Wilson made his Morecambe debut for the second time of his career, in a 3–0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge in the opening game of the season.
[88] However, Wilson's return was short–lived when he suffered an ankle ligament injury during a 2–1 win over Cambridge United on 23 August 2014.
[104] Three days after signing for the club, Wilson made his Bangor City debut in the opening game of the season, in a 2–1 win over Cefn Druids.
[111] At the end of the 2016–17 season, making seventeen appearances and scoring once, Wilson signed a one–year contract extension with the club.
[114] He made a total of 22 competitive appearances and scored one goal[115] before leaving the club in January 2019 and retired from football.