Dale Hilson

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Dale Hilson
Personal information
Full name Dale Gordon Hilson
Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Stirling Albion
Number 25
Youth career
Carse Thistle
Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2014 Dundee United 3 (0)
2010–2011 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 29 (3)
2011–2012 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 20 (2)
2012–2013 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 21 (3)
2013–2014 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 29 (12)
2014–2015 Forfar Athletic 34 (10)
2015–2017 Queen of the South 28 (5)
2017 St Mirren 2 (1)
2018–2020 Forfar Athletic 42 (13)
2020–2023 Arbroath 85 (8)
2023– Stirling Albion 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:16, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Dale Hilson (born 23 December 1992, in Stirling) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Stirling Albion, having previously played for Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Queen of the South, St Mirren and Arbroath.

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Career

Hilson, who had featured a handful of times for the Terrors Under-19s, debuted in October 2009 as a substitute in the Scottish Premier League match versus Hamilton Academical. Hilson won the Under-19 Scottish Premier League player of the season for 2009–10. [1]

In August 2010, Hilson then joined Forfar Athletic on loan, scoring on his league debut and was again loaned out to the Sky Blues in 2012. On 28 April 2012, Hilson was sent-off for foul and abusive language. [2] In December 2012, Hilson started a third loan spell at Station Park and then in August 2013, he returned for a fourth loan spell, joining until the end of January 2014. The loan deal was then extended until the end of the season, as he finished joint-top goalscorer with Gavin Swankie with 13 goals. During his fourth loan spell, Hilson made his 100th appearance for the Loons, making 113 appearances in total during his time at the club.

On 4 June 2014, Hilson was released by the Tannadice club at the end of his contract and then on 3 July 2014, signed for the Sky Blues on a permanent contract. [3]

In June 2015, Hilson then signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South. [4] Hilson's contract at the Doonhamers was not renewed in May 2017 having made 38 appearances and scoring seven goals in all competitions during his two seasons with the club. [5]

On 27 June 2017, Hilson signed a six-month contract with St Mirren, after successfully spending a week on trial to prove his fitness. [6] On 30 September 2017, Hilson scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 win versus Brechin City and was then released when his contract expired at the end of the year. [7] On 1 January 2018, Hilson returned to Station Park, signing an 18-month contract with the Loons for his sixth spell with the club. [8] On 18 January 2020, Hilson signed for Arbroath. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2009–10 [10] Scottish Premier League 2000000020
2012–13 [11] 1000000010
Dundee United total3000000030
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2010–11 [12] Second Division 29300102 [lower-alpha 1] 1324
2011–12 [13] 202100000212
2012–13 [11] 20310002 [lower-alpha 2] 0233
2013–14 [14] League One 29123110003313
Forfar Athletic 2014–15 [15] League One 351011002 [lower-alpha 3] 13812
Forfar total1333062206214734
Queen of the South 2015–16 [16] Championship 14400112 [lower-alpha 4] 0175
2016–17 [17] 14100601 [lower-alpha 4] 1212
Queen of the South total285007131387
St Mirren 2017–18 [18] Championship 2110002 [lower-alpha 4] 051
Forfar Athletic 2017–18 [18] League One 0000000000
Career total16636729111319342
  1. ↑ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one appearance in the Championship play-offs
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Levein tips Dale to have a bright future". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Dundee United hope to rush through Richie Ryan signing". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Dale Hilson signs one-year deal with Forfar Athletic". Forfar Dispatch. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Forfar: 'Dale Hilson and Omar Kadar join Championship clubs'". BBC Sport. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Squad update". Queen of the South FC. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dale Hilson signs for St Mirren". St Mirren FC. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dale Hilson leaves the club and loan spells extended". stmirren.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Roache, Ian (1 January 2018). "Boost for Forfar as striker Dale Hilson returns to Station Park". The Courier. DC Thomson Co Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hilson joins Arbroath | SPFL".
  10. ↑ "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Dale Hilson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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