Glen Wilson started as an amateur with Newcastle United before playing over 400 league games for Brighton and Hove Albion. Arriving at St James’ Park as player-manager in June 1960 he remained in post until April 1962 whilst making 36 league appearances for the club. City finished 21st and 18th in Division Four during his two seasons in charge. 

Glen (actually Glenton) joined Newcastle United at the age of 16 just as World War Two was coming to an end. Never making a first-team appearance, and having undertaken  National Service in Hampshire, he subsequently joined Brighton and Hove Albion following in the footsteps of his much-older brother Joe (who was to serve on the coaching staff at Brighton until the 1970s). Glen's Albion debut came in September 1949 and over the following decade he was to make 409 league appearances scoring 25 goals.

He eventually left the Goldstone Ground to become Exeter City’s player-manager in June 1960 for a fee of £5,500 plus £500 if City ended the season in the top four. Making his debut at Hartlepools in September 1960, City never gelled under Glen’s command and finished 21st in Division Four in his first season with Glen making 25 league appearances and scoring once against Peterborough in his second game.

1961/62 was marginally more successful with City climbing to 18th in the table but with Glen making just eleven appearances with a single goal against Crewe in September. Not playing beyond October himself, he relinquished his managerial duties in April 1962. 

Returning to Sussex, Glen became a pub landlord and delivered medical supplies. With his brother still on the Goldstone payroll, Glen returned to the Albion in 1966 and served the club in various capacities until he was relieved of his duties in a cost-cutting exercise in 1986.

Glenton Wilson died in the Brighton area on 8 November 2005.