United Debut: v. Celtic (A) LC 0-1 12/8/67.
Signed From: Rangers (player exchange*) 3/8/67.
Transferred to: Dumbarton 1972.
Wilson had a successful spell at Ibrox, where he played in the 1961 European Cup Winners Cup Final, before coming to Tannadice with Wilson Wood in a *player exchange with Orjan Persson, and was an ideal replacement for Persson out on the wing, where he played for 4 seasons with United. Scoring his fair share of goals as a winger, Wilson was involved in some of the highest scoring matches ever seen at Tannadice, scoring in the 5-6 Scottish Cup defeat by Hearts in 1968, and the 5-4 League victory over Morton in 1970, and during his time at Rangers he once scored 6 goals in one game against Falkirk. Wilson played in United's home Fairs' Cup match against Newcastle in 1969. Transferred to Dumbarton soon after Jim McLean's arrival as manager in 1972.
| League | Scot Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | App. | Gls. | |
| 1967-68 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 10 |
| 1968-69 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 31 | 5 |
| 1969-70 | 32 | 6 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | 39 | 6 |
| 1970-71 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 48 | 6 |
| 1971-72 | 8 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 13 | 0 |
|
Total
|
129 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 169 | 27 |
