Kevin Tilley

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Kevin Tilley
Personal information
Full name Kevin Tilley
Date of birth (1957-09-06) 6 September 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Feltham, England
Position(s) Right Back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1978 Wimbledon 80 (0)
1978–1982 Aylesbury United 156 (7)
1982–1984 Hayes 88 (0)
1982–1984 → Staines Town (loan)
1984–1985 Wycombe Wanderers 71 (0)
1985–1986 Hayes
Slough Town
Basingstoke Town
Southall
1997 Walton Casuals 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Tilley (born 6 September 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a defender.

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Club career

Early career

Tilley began his career as a youth team player at Queens Park Rangers. [1]

Wimbledon

In September 1975, Tilley joined Southern League Premier Division side Wimbledon. Having recently won the league prior to his arrival, Wimbledon went on to record further back-to-back Southern League titles as a regular member of the side. [1] He also won two London Senior Cup titles with the club. [2]

Tilley made 15 appearances in the Football League Fourth Division during the 1977–78 campaign. [3]

Aylesbury United

Tilley joined Southern League Division One South club Aylesbury United ahead of the 1978–79 season. [3] On 9 September, he made his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Maidenhead United. [4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Hounslow on 9 October 1979. [5]

Spending four seasons at the club, he was part of the team to finish as runners-up in the 1979–80 Southern League South Division campaign. [6] He made his final appearance in a 1–0 defeat to Dover Athletic on 20 February 1982. [3] Tilley played over 150 league games during his time at Turnfurlong Lane. [3]

Hayes

In August 1982, Tilley joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Hayes and spent two seasons with the club. [2]

Staines Town (loan)

In December 1983, he moved to Staines Town on a one-month loan. [2]

Wycombe Wanderers

At the end of the season he was off to Wycombe Wanderers and played regularly for the Chairboys in 1984–5. [2]

Hayes

Tilley returned to Hayes for the 1985–86 campaign and spent a single season with the club. [2]

Slough Town

In July 1986, Tilley signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Slough Town. [7] On 16 August, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against Walthamstow. [8] He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 4–0 victory at Hendon on 20 September. [9] He made a total of 30 appearances for the club before departing in late December. [7]

He later played for Basingstoke Town and Southall. [2]

Walton Casuals

Tilley joined Combined Counties Football League club Walton Casuals for a brief spell in September 1997. He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Viking Sports on 16 September, and was sent off in a 2–0 defeat against Ash United four days later. He failed to feature for the club again.

AFC Wimbledon

In July 2002, Tilley made a cameo appearance for AFC Wimbledon in their first-ever friendly match – a 4–0 defeat to Sutton United. [10] [11]

Speaking about the match, he said: "Terry Eames called me out of the blue and asked if I could help out. I did a bit of pre-season training and then played at Sutton. It was really just to get the club going, proving the name doesn't die." [12]

Statistics

As of match played 2 April 2018
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wimbledon 1975–76 [3] Southern League Premier Division490120610
1976–77 [3] Southern League Premier Division37050420
1977–78 [3] Football League Fourth Division 15000150
Total10101701180
Aylesbury United 1978–79 [3] Southern League Division One South32040360
1979–80 [3] Southern League South Division45100451
1980–81 [3] Southern League South Division45140491
1981–82 [3] Southern League South Division34540385
Total15671201687
Hayes 1982–83 [3] Isthmian League Premier Division45050500
1983–84 [3] Isthmian League Premier Division43040470
Total88090970
Wycombe Wanderers 1984–85 [3] Isthmian League Premier Division42050470
1985–86 [3] Alliance Premier League 29040330
Total71090800
Slough Town 1986–87 Isthmian League Premier Division17113 [lower-alpha 1] 0301
Walton Casuals 1997–98 Combined Counties Football League 200020
Career total6413317014
  1. ↑ Five appearances in the FA Cup. Three appearances in the AC Delco Cup. Two appearances in the FA Trophy. Two appearances in the General Motors A Cup. One appearance in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Players: Kevin Tilley". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website". www.hyufc.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Kevin Tilley". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Match Details – Maidenhead United 3–2 Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Match Details – Aylesbury United 2–0 Hounslow". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Southern League 1979-80". fchd.info. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Slough Town FC". www.sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Slough Town FC". www.sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Slough Town FC". www.sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon | Player Profile | Kevin Tilley". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon | Match report | Sutton United vs. AFC Wimbledon (10th July 2002)". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Jackson, Jamie (30 July 2011). "AFC Wimbledon feel 'sense of wonder' after odyssey to Football League". the Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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