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Line 1: {{Short description\|Australian rugby league footballer}} ~~'''Alan Wilson''' is an [[Australia]]n former rugby league footballer. The son of Australian Kangaroos]] player, [[Graham Wilson]], he is a former member of the [[Cronulla Sharks]] team.~~ {{about\|the Australian rugby league footballer\|other uses\|Alan Wilson (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2023}} {{Use Australian English\|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox rugby league biography \|name = Alan Wilson \|fullname = Alan Wilson \|image = \|imagesize = \|caption = \|birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1967\|9\|25\|df=y}} \|birth_place = Australia \|death_date = \|height = \|weight = \|position = {{rlp\|SR\|LK}} \|club1 = [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks\|Cronulla-Sutherland]] \|year1start = 1986 \|year1end = 91 \|appearances1 = 105 \|tries1 = 37 \|goals1 = 185 \|fieldgoals1 = 2 \|points1 = 520 \|club2 = [[North Sydney Bears\|North Sydney]] \|year2start = 1993 \|year2end = \|appearances2 = 2 \|tries2 = 0 \|goals2 = 0 \|fieldgoals2 = 0 \|points2 = 0 \|club3 = [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks\|Cronulla-Sutherland]] \|year3start = 1994 \|year3end = \|appearances3 = 2 \|tries3 = 0 \|goals3 = 0 \|fieldgoals3 = 0 \|points3 = 0 \|club4 = [[St George Dragons\|St George]] \|year4start = 1995 \|year4end = \|appearances4 = 2 \|tries4 = 0 \|goals4 = 0 \|fieldgoals4 = 0 \|points4 = 0 \|club5 = [[Bradford Bulls\|Bradford Northern]] \|year5start = 1995 \|year5end = 96 \|appearances5 = \|tries5 = \|goals5 = \|fieldgoals5 = \|points5 = \|club6 = [[Huddersfield Giants]] \|year6start = \|year6end = \|appearances6 = \|tries6 = \|goals6 = \|fieldgoals6 = \|points6 = \|teamA = [[New South Wales rugby league team\|New South Wales]] \|yearAstart = 1989 \|yearAend = \|appearancesA = 2 \|triesA = 0 \|goalsA = 0 \|fieldgoalsA = 0 \|pointsA = 0 \|retired = yes \|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/alan-wilson/summary.html RLP] }} '''Alan Wilson''' (born 25 September 1967) is an Australian former [[rugby league]] footballer. The son of [[Australian Kangaroos]] player, [[Graham Wilson (rugby league)\|Graham Wilson]]. ~~==Career==~~ ~~Alan Wilson was named [[Dally M]] rookie of the year in 1987. He played seven seasons for the [[Cronulla Sharks]] and is the 5th highest pointscorer for the club.~~ ==Playing career== ~~He could and did play every position. He also went on to represent NSW in [[State of Origin]].~~ Wilson was named [[Dally M]] rookie of the year in 1987. He played seven seasons for the [[Cronulla Sharks]] and is the 5th highest pointscorer for the club. After not being re-signed by the Sharks at the end of 1991, he moved to his brother Craig's club the [[North Sydney Bears]]. Alan won a Reserve Grade premiership with the Bears in 1992 before returned to Cronulla.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/a-history-of-heartbreak-cronulla-sharks-tale-of-woe-in-nrl-finals-20160916-grib48.html/\|title=A history of heartbreak: Cronulla Sharks' tale of woe in NRL finals\|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Wilson could and did play every position. He also went on to represent NSW in [[Rugby League State of Origin\|State of Origin]].<ref>Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. {{ISBN\|1875169571}}</ref> Wilson recently returned to Australia after two years as Technical Advisor with [[Super League (Europe)\|UK Super League]] club [[St Helens RFC\|St Helens]]. Before that he spent a year in the NRL marketing department and was the brains behind the highly successful "That's my Team" campaign. ==Post playing== ~~He spent seven years as assistant coach at the [[Parramatta Eels]] under [[Brian Smith (rugby league)\|Brian Smith]] from 1998-2004 after retiring in 1996 after an 11-year career.~~ Wilson recently returned to Australia after two years as Technical Advisor with [[Super League]] club [[St Helens R.F.C.\|St. Helens]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Saints appoint Wilson as advisor\|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/saints-appoint-wilson-as-advisor-3525149\|website=Liverpool Echo\|accessdate=22 January 2015\|date=10 November 2005}}</ref> Before that he spent a year in the NRL marketing department and was the brains behind the highly successful "That's my Team" campaign. Wilson spent seven years as assistant coach at the [[Parramatta Eels]] under [[Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)\|Brian Smith]] from 1998 to 2004 after retiring in 1996 after an 11-year career. ~~Wilson is currently coach of the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] Under 20 side in the [[National Youth Competition\|Toyota Cup National Youth Competition]].~~ Wilson Coached the first Rabbitohs NYC under 20's side in 2008. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080727151237/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Alan-Wilson_8742.aspx Alan ~~wilson~~Wilson at yesterdayshero.com.au] {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Alan}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Australian rugby league players]] [[Category:New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players]] [[Category:~~North~~Bradford ~~Sydney Bears rugby league~~Bulls players]] [[Category:Huddersfield Giants players]] ~~{{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub}}~~ [[Category:St. George Dragons players]] [[Category:North Sydney Bears players]] [[Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Rugby league second-rows]] [[Category:Rugby league locks]] [[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]] {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub}}