 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Wilson akazova nyanzvi muna 1979 pazera remakore 45, uye akakunda mutambo wake wokutanga, 97 kurwisana naJohn Pulman mu1979 UK Championship, asati arasikirwa ne49 kuna Terry Griffiths mumutambo unotevera. Mumutambo wake wokutanga weWorld Snooker Championship muna 1980, akakunda Frank Jonik 97 mukukwikwidza uye akarasikirwa 610 kuna Doug Mountjoy mumutambo wokutanga. Mumwaka wa198081, akasvika kumagumo e1981 Welsh Professional Championship, achirasikirwa ne6-9 naReardon. Akakunda Roy Andrewartha naEddie Sinclair, vose vari 94, mukukwikwidza kwe 1981 World Snooker Championshipuye ipapo akarohwa 6-10 naDavid Taylor mumutambo wokutanga. Muna 1981-82 akarasikirwa zvakare mumutambo wokutanga wemakwikwi enyika, 5-10 kuna Eddie Charlton. Wilson akanga ari mumhanyi wechipiri paPontins Spring Open mumakore akatevedzana, achirasikirwa ne 37 kuna Willie Thorne muna 1980 uye 27 kuna John Hargreaves muna 1981. 