# Clive Wilson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clive_Wilson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clive_Wilson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wilson > Source revision: 1350466994 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Clive Wilson | image = | fullname = Euclid Aklana Wilson | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/122 122] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/122}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|11|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [Manchester](/source/Manchester), England | position = Left midfield; left-back{{efn|Wilson played a left-back later in his career.}} | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1979–1987 | clubs1 = [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_F.C.) | caps1 = 98 | goals1 = 9 | years2 = 1982–1983 | clubs2 = → [Chester City](/source/Chester_City_F.C.) (loan) | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 1987–1990 | clubs3 = [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.) | caps3 = 81 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 1987 | clubs4 = → [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_F.C.) (loan) | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = [Queens Park Rangers](/source/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.) | caps5 = 173 | goals5 = 12 | years6 = 1995–1999 | clubs6 = [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.) | caps6 = 70 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 1999–2000 | clubs7 =[Cambridge United](/source/Cambridge_United_F.C.) | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 481 | totalgoals = 29 }} '''Euclid Aklana Wilson''' (born 13 November 1961) is an English former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played in midfield and at left-back. He notably played top flight football for [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_F.C.), [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), [Queens Park Rangers](/source/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.) and [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.), with appearances for QPR and Spurs coming in the [Premier League](/source/Premier_League). He also played in the [Football League](/source/Football_League) with [Chester City](/source/Chester_City_F.C.) and [Cambridge United](/source/Cambridge_United_F.C.). After his playing career ended, he became a [supply teacher](/source/supply_teacher) at [Davenant Foundation School](/source/Davenant_Foundation_School) in [Loughton](/source/Loughton%2C_Essex), [Essex](/source/Essex). He now teaches Physical Education and is a supply teacher at [Roding Valley High School](/source/Roding_Valley_High_School) in Loughton Essex. He was also a Physical Education teacher at St. Johns secondary school in Epping. ==Playing career== ===Manchester City=== Wilson was a member of the Manchester City youth team which lost to [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa) in the 1980 [FA Youth Cup](/source/FA_Youth_Cup) Final. He made his first team debut in a League Cup tie against [Stoke City](/source/Stoke_City_F.C.) in October 1981. After a productive spell on loan at [Chester](/source/Chester_City_F.C.) produced more than 20 league appearances, Wilson's subsequent appearances were infrequent until the 1984/85 season which saw him win a regular place on the left side of midfield. Upon [Paul Power](/source/Paul_Power_(footballer_born_1953))'s departure for [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.) in 1986 Wilson reverted to the number three shirt for the 1986/87 first division campaign. ===Chelsea=== After City's relegation Wilson signed for [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), where he played regularly on the left of midfield before moving on to [Queens Park Rangers](/source/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.) in 1990. ===Queens Park Rangers=== Wilson made his QPR debut against [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest) in a 1–1 draw at the City Ground in August 1990. He was signed as a midfielder for QPR but the following season the new QPR boss, [Gerry Francis](/source/Gerry_Francis), switched him to play left-back. It was here that Wilson truly found his position as his speed allied to his excellent passing ability made him an excellent defender. Over the next four seasons he was a near ever-present for Rangers and he went on to play 172 league games for the R's, scoring 12 goals, all but one scored from the penalty spot. ===Tottenham Hotspur=== In the summer of 1995 he was allowed to leave on a free transfer and he joined [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur) (signed by his ex QPR boss [Gerry Francis](/source/Gerry_Francis)) where he turned out for another four seasons, despite being in the twilight of his career. He scored once in the league for Tottenham against Leicester City in September 1996,{{cite web |url = http://www.4thegame.com/matchcentre/premiership/reports/75595/thfclcfc.html |title = Tottenham 1 - 2 Leicester City |publisher = 4TheGame |date = 22 September 1996 |accessdate = 7 November 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and once in the FA Cup against Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1996.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dancing-with-wolves-1326279.html |title=Dancing with Wolves |work=[The Independent](/source/The_Independent) |date=27 January 1996 |accessdate=7 November 2009 | location=London | first=Stan | last=Hey}} He made just one appearance in his final season at Spurs (1998–99), against Liverpool in the League Cup.{{Soccerbase season|8603|1998|name=Clive Wilson|accessdate=7 February 2017}} ===Cambridge United=== He left Spurs in 1999 and played one more season for [Cambridge United](/source/Cambridge_United_F.C.), ensuring their survival in Division Two a season after promotion, before retiring. ==Personal life== Born to Jamaican parents,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/features/clive-wilson/|title=Clive Wilson: Admitting pain of racism would have been considered weak}} Wilson was named after the scientist [Euclid](/source/Euclid) by his father. He chose to use the name Clive however in later life. His younger brother, [Gus Wilson](/source/Gus_Wilson), was also a professional footballer who started as a trainee at Manchester City. His daughter, [Siobhan Wilson](/source/Siobhan_Wilson), played collegiate in the United States for [Georgia State University](/source/Georgia_State_Panthers) and has also played professionally for [Málaga](/source/M%C3%A1laga_CF_Femenino) and [Sassuolo](/source/U.S._Sassuolo_Calcio_Femminile).{{cite web |title=Wilson Signs With Pro Team in Italy |url=https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2019/1/11/211786194.aspx |website=Georgia State University|date=11 January 2019 }} In 2009, Clive started teaching at [Davenant Foundation School](/source/Davenant_Foundation_School) in [Loughton](/source/Loughton%2C_Essex), [Essex](/source/Essex), and now teaches at [Roding Valley High School](/source/Roding_Valley_High_School), [Loughton](/source/Loughton), [Essex](/source/Essex). As well as teaching Physical Education, he also substitutes for subjects such as English, Maths, History and Geography. Clive has spent some time coaching at [Chigwell](/source/Chigwell) based football club, Colebrook Royals FC. ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Soccerbase}} {{1984–85 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Clive}} Category:1961 births Category:Manchester City F.C. players Category:Chester City F.C. players Category:Chelsea F.C. players Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Category:Cambridge United F.C. players Category:Living people Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Footballers from Manchester Category:English men's footballers Category:Premier League players Category:English Football League players Category:Black British sportsmen Category:English people of Jamaican descent Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Category:20th-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Clive Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wilson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wilson?action=history)). 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