Wilson had a career spanning 20 years, starting and finishing at
Sheffield Tigers. His first three seasons were with Sheffield, starting during the
1986 British League season. He would average around the 6 point mark in his early career. Also in 1999, he was part of the Sheffield four that won the
Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 29 August 1999, at the
East of England Arena. He went on to win the Riders' Championship twice more, the first of which was held on 28 September 2003 at
Owlerton Stadium. His career ended early due to a number of injuries. In 2004, whilst riding in
Joe Screen's testimonial at
Belle Vue Stadium he crushed the
C7 vertebrate in his neck leaving him in a neck brace for several months. He returned in 2005, winning his third final Riders' Championship on 18 September 2005. However, following a dislocated
shoulder and a fractured
humerus, he was subsequently, much to his disappointment, released at the end of 2005 which triggered his retirement. ==After retirement==