Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Luke Pilkington [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 May 1990||
Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Atherton Collieries | |||
Kendal Town | |||
–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.
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stockport County | 2008–09 [15] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2009–10 [16] | League One | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2010–11 [17] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
York City | 2011–12 [10] | Conference Premier | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
Kidderminster Harriers | 2012–13 [12] | Conference Premier | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
Hereford United | 2013–14 [12] | Conference Premier | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Barrow | 2014–15 [12] | Conference North | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
2015–16 [12] | National League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2016–17 | Conference North | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
Hyde United (loan) | 2016–17 | NPL North West | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Ashton United | 2017–18 | Northern Premier | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
Clitheroe | 2020–present | NPL North West | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 191 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 204 | 20 |
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