Wishart signed with
Scottish Premier Division team
Motherwell in 1983, and under manager
Tommy McLean he established himself as a regular
full back, making over 150 appearances for the team over the next six years. In 1989, he was transferred to
St Mirren for £285,000, an amount set by tribunal after the two clubs could not agree on a fee. Three years later he moved to
Falkirk, before enjoying the most high-profile period of his career when
Walter Smith signed him for
Glasgow Rangers in 1993. However, he made only nine appearances for the club in the next two years before moving on to
Hearts in 1995, followed by a second spell at former club Motherwell in 1996. He was transferred to
Clydebank in 1997, where he spent four years both as a player and coach during the club's turbulent final seasons. By this point Wishart was already working at the players' union as assistant to
Tony Higgins. From Clydebank, he then moved to the similarly troubled
Airdrieonians in 2001. == International ==