Wilson played 24 competitive games in season 1990–91 in which Forest lost the 1991 FA Cup Final 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur. In that cup run Wilson featured no further than the 9 March 1991 quarter final 1–0 win at Norwich City in which he partnered goal scorer Roy Keane in central midfield. A week later Wilson scored his last goal for Forest in a 1–1 home draw against Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. He then played in league draws at Arsenal and Everton before being out of the Forest first team for over a year.