Veteran Wilson bows out of county football panel

INJURIES and a wish to commit to his club have forced Westmeath football attacker Fergal Wilson to retire.

The Tubberclair man, whose side were relegated to the intermediate ranks this year, broke onto the senior team following his county’s breakthrough U21 All-Ireland victory in 1999.

He went on to play a starring role in their 2004 Leinster final triumph over Laois, scoring 0-2 in the first game and a point in the replay.