▁after ▁scoring ▁two ▁headers ▁in ▁consecutive ▁wins ▁over ▁Hav ant ▁& ▁Water lo ov ille ▁and ▁S utton ▁United . ▁He ▁claimed ▁his ▁first ▁piece ▁of ▁silver ware ▁as ▁D art ford ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Conference ▁Premier ▁via ▁their ▁play - off ▁win ▁over ▁Well ing ▁United ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Wil kin son ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁for ▁D agen ham ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw ▁away ▁to ▁A FC ▁W im ble don . ▁He ▁c ement ed ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁first - team ▁by ▁scoring ▁four ▁goals , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁D ag gers ▁manager ▁John ▁Still ▁to ▁offer ▁him ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁with ▁ 4 6 ▁appearances ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁club ' s ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁reported ▁interest ▁from ▁Premier ▁League ▁clubs ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁and ▁Nor wich ▁City . ▁However , ▁no ▁move ▁material ised ▁and ▁Wil kin son ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁needed ▁another ▁few ▁years ▁to ▁develop ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁before ▁making ▁the ▁step ▁up . ▁ ▁Wil kin son ' s ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁a ▁gro in ▁injury ▁picked ▁up ▁in ▁pre - season , ▁before ▁making ▁his ▁return ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August ▁in ▁a