Danny Pilkington

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Danny Pilkington
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Pilkington with the victory parade that followed York City's victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final
Personal information
Full name Daniel Luke Pilkington [1]
Date of birth (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Atherton Collieries
Kendal Town
0000–2008 Chorley
2008–2011 Stockport County 38 (1)
2011–2012 York City 18 (2)
2012–2013 Kidderminster Harriers 25 (2)
2013–2014 Hereford United 13 (0)
2014–2016 Barrow 25 (6)
2016–? Stalybridge Celtic 6 (0)
2016–2017 [2] → Hyde United (loan) 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Daniel Luke Pilkington (born 25 May 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger. He previously played for Atherton Collieries, Kendal Town, Chorley, Stockport County, York City, Kidderminster Harriers, Hereford United, Barrow and Stalybridge Celtic.

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Career

Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Pilkington is the younger brother of Irish international footballer Anthony Pilkington. [1] He started out with Myerscough College, which has a reputation for developing football talents, before playing for Atherton Collieries, Kendal Town and Chorley. [1] [3] He signed for Stockport County on a professional contract 3 July 2008 to progress in their under-21 Development squad. [1] [3] He made his debut as a substitute against Hereford United on 31 January 2009. He left Stockport at the end of January 2011 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. [4]

He went on trial with Chesterfield and scored against Alfreton Town in a pre-season friendly on 15 July 2011 in a 4–1 win, although he was not offered a contract by the club. [5] [6] Pilkington signed for Conference Premier club York City on non-contract terms on 19 August 2011 following a trial. [7] [8] After coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Jason Walker to make his debut away at Kettering Town on 23 August 2011, he scored a goal in the 94th minute to finish the game at 5–1. [9] [10] His first start for York came on 13 September 2011 against Bath City in a 1–0 victory at home. [10] He finished the 2011–12 season with 22 appearances and two goals for York, but was not involved in the side's successful play-off campaign. [10]

Pilkington signed a one-year contract with Conference Premier side Kidderminster Harriers on 19 June 2012 after his contract with York expired. [11] He made his debut in Kidderminster's 1–0 win over Lincoln City on 11 August 2012, before scoring his first goal in a 1–1 draw away to Barrow on 1 September. [12] He signed for Conference Premier rivals Hereford United on 19 June 2013. [13]

Pilkington signed for Conference North team Barrow on 16 July 2014. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stockport County 2008–09 [15] League One 3000000030
2009–10 [16] League One29110102 [lower-alpha 1] 0331
2010–11 [17] League Two 6000100070
Total381102020431
York City 2011–12 [10] Conference Premier 18200—4 [lower-alpha 2] 0222
Kidderminster Harriers 2012–13 [12] Conference Premier25210—2 [lower-alpha 3] 1293
Hereford United 2013–14 [12] Conference Premier13000—00130
Barrow 2014–15 [12] Conference North 24600—00246
2015–16 [12] National League 24100—00241
Total48700—00487
Stalybridge Celtic2016–17Conference North1630000163
Hyde United (loan)2016–17NPL North West1120000112
Ashton United2017–18Northern Premier1620000162
Clitheroe2020–presentNPL North West50001060
Career total1911920208120420
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Conference Premier play-offs

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References

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  2. ↑ Hyde recruit three new players‚ tamesidereporter.com, 20 December 2016
  3. 1 2 "Chorley Reserves to return". Chorley Citizen. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Danny leaves Hatters". Stockport County F.C. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Blues Make An Impact at Arena". Chesterfield Post. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Trialists released". Chesterfield F.C. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "York City add winger Danny Pilkington to squad". BBC Sport. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "York City sign winger Danny Pilkington". The Press. York. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Flett, Dave (24 August 2011). "Kettering 1, York City 5". The Press. York. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 162–163. ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0.
  11. ↑ Carroll, Steve (19 June 2012). "York City's Danny Pilkington moves to Kidderminster Harriers". The Press. York. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "D. Pilkington". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Hereford United: Chris Bush and Danny Pilkington join Bulls". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Barrow AFC complete three new signings". North-West Evening Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Danny Pilkington in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Danny Pilkington in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  17. ↑ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Games played by Danny Pilkington in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
    "Northampton 2 – 0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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