Ian Kilford

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Ian Kilford
Personal information
Full name Ian Antony Kilford
Date of birth (1973-10-06) 6 October 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death 14/10/2025
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Avon Athletic
1989–1992 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1994 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
1993–1994 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 8 (3)
1994–2002 Wigan Athletic 213 (29)
2002–2004 Scunthorpe United 46 (3)
2004–2005 Barrow 5 (1)
2005–2013 Kendal Town ? (?)
2013 Northwich Victoria ? (?)
2013–2014 Nelson 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Ian Antony Kilford (born 6 October 1973 in Bristol) is an English former professional footballer who played 262 games as a midfielder in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Wigan Athletic and Scunthorpe United. [1] He later played in non-league football for Barrow, Kendal Town, Northwich Victoria and Nelson.

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Playing career

Born in Bristol, Kilford played junior football for Avon Athletic before signing a YTS contract with Nottingham Forest at the age of 16. [2] He made his professional debut in September 1993, appearing as a substitute in a 3–4 defeat against Bolton Wanderers, [3] which would be his only appearance for Forest. Kilford had two loan spells with Wigan Athletic during the 1993–94 season before joining the club on a permanent deal in July 1994. [4]

Kilford was part of the team that finished as champions of the Third Division in 1996–97, and played for the club at Wembley in the 2000 Football League Second Division play-off final defeat against Gillingham. He was released at the end of the 2001–02 season, [5] having made over 250 appearances in nine seasons at the club.

Kilford signed a short-term deal with Bury in August 2002, [6] but left the club without making a first team appearance. In November 2002, he joined Scunthorpe United on a non-contract basis. [7] He was released by Scunthorpe in 2004. [8]

He then had a few months with Barrow in the Conference North before moving to Kendal Town of the Northern Premier League, [9] where he was player/assistant manager, before moving onto Northwich Victoria with Lee Ashcroft in January 2013. [10] [11] In December 2013, Kilford joined North West Counties Division One side Nelson on a free transfer. [12] He made a total of three league appearances for the Admirals scoring no goals. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Ian Kilford". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Clough signs Kilford and Hogg on YTS" . Bristol Evening Post. 28 October 1989. p. 23 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Entertainment? Let's have a victory first" . Nottingham Evening Post. 27 September 1993. p. 25 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Kilford signs and Swain still looking to boost squad!" . Wigan Observer. 12 July 1994. p. 39 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Club Guide". The Telegraph. 8 August 2002. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bury boss in wake up call". Lancashire Telegraph. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Vics Look For Shock Tactics". Warrington Guardian. 13 November 2002. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pair released by Iron". BBC Sport. 13 May 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ian Kilford – Midfield". Barrow A.F.C. Retrieved 29 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Hucknall Town 4 Kendal Town 2". Kendal Town F.C. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Club info". Kendal Town F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "Kilford Signs". Nelson F.C. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "NWCFL D1 Statistics 2013_14". AppBox. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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