Kyle Lightbourne

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Kyle Lightbourne
Personal information
Full name Kyle Lavince Lightbourne [1]
Date of birth (1968-09-29) 29 September 1968 (age 55) [2]
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda [2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Pembroke Hamilton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1992 PHC Zebras
1992–1993 Scarborough 19 (3)
1993–1997 Walsall 165 (65)
1997–1998 Coventry City 7 (0)
1998 → Fulham (loan) 4 (2)
1998–2001 Stoke City 111 (21)
2001 → Swindon Town (loan) 2 (0)
2001 → Cardiff City (loan) 3 (0)
2001 IFK Norrköping 0 (0)
2001–2003 Macclesfield Town 73 (15)
2002 → Hull City (loan) 4 (0)
2003–2007 PHC Zebras
2007–2009 Bermuda Hogges 12 (0)
2008 → PHC Zebras (loan) 1 (1)
Total401(107)
International career
1989–2004 Bermuda 40 (16)
Managerial career
2007–2009 Bermuda Hogges
2007–2011 PHC Zebras
2012–2013 Robin Hood
2018–2023 Bermuda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kyle Lavince Lightbourne (born 29 September 1968) is a Bermudian professional footballer who played as a forward for Scarborough, Walsall, Coventry City, Fulham, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Cardiff City, Macclesfield Town and Hull City. [2] At international level, he made 40 appearances for the Bermuda national team scoring 16 goals.

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Club career

Lightbourne was born in Hamilton, Bermuda and played for PHC Zebras before moving to England to play for Scarborough at the age of 23. He played 21 times for Scarborough before joining Walsall in September 1993. Lightbourne soon struck up a partnership with Kevin Wilson and the pair became prolific goalscorers and earned Walsall some success. He scored 9 goals in 41 appearances in 1993–94 before scoring 27 goals in 1994–95 as Walsall gained promotion. He scored 24 goals in 1995–96 and 25 in 1996–97. [3]

This earned him a lucrative move to Premier League side Coventry City for a fee of £500,000. However his chances at Highfield Road were limited and after making only 7 appearances plus a loan spell at Fulham he moved to Stoke City in February 1998. [2] He didn't get off to the best of starts with Stoke as he struggled with illness and form as Stoke suffered relegation from the First Division in 1997–98. He improved in 1998–99, netting eight goals. [2] In 1999–2000 Lightbourne scored 10 goals in 52 appearances as Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to Gillingham. He played in the 2000 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley as Stoke beat Bristol City 2–1. [2] In 2000–01 he found his chances of first team football more restricted but still managed five goals in 28 appearances. In the latter part of the season he spent spells on loan at Swindon Town and Cardiff City. [2]

He was released by Stoke in the summer of 2001 and after a brief unsuccessful spell in Sweden with IFK Norrköping he played two seasons with Macclesfield Town and had a short loan spell at Hull City before returning to Bermuda.

In 2007, Lightbourne joined Shaun Goater as part of the management team of USL side Bermuda Hogges, making 12 appearances for the team. He officially retired from football in 2009.

International career

Lightbourne made his debut for Bermuda in 1989 and represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [4]

His final international match was a June 2004 World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

Managerial career

Lightbourne was coach at PHC Zebras before resigning in summer 2011. [5] In June 2012, Lightbourne was named manager of local side Robin Hood. [6] He missed out on a place at the Walsall bench in 2013. [7] Lightbourne became manager of the Bermuda national team on 8 September 2017 replacing Andrew Bascome. [8]

Cricket career

Lightbourne was a member of the ICC Associates squad at the inaugural 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup. He played five games for Bermuda at the 1990 ICC Trophy, during which he took 11 wickets at an average of 16.81. He was part of a Bermuda side that played the touring Australians in 1991. [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scarborough 1992–93 Third Division 193001010213
Walsall 1993–94 Third Division357420020419
1994–95 Third Division42235341105227
1995–96 Second Division 43155320365324
1996–97 Second Division45204421105225
Total165651812827619885
Coventry City 1997–98 Premier League 70003000100
Fulham (loan) 1997–98 Second Division4200001153
Stoke City 1997–98 First Division132000000132
1998–99 Second Division367111010398
1999–2000 Second Division4071030835210
2000–01 Second Division225103000265
Total1112131709313025
Swindon Town (loan) 2000–01 Second Division2000000020
Cardiff City (loan) 2000–01 Third Division3000000030
Macclesfield Town 2001–02 Third Division294001000304
2002–03 Third Division44103221105013
Total73143231108017
Hull City (loan) 2002–03 Third Division4000000040
Bermuda Hogges 2007 USL Second Division 6000000060
2008 USL Second Division2000000020
2009 USL Second Division4000000040
Total120000000120
Career total40010524152231910465135

Managerial statistics

As of 21 November 2023
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Bermuda 18 January 201730 June 2023309417030.00

Honours

Walsall

Stoke City

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Lightbourne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City: The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN   1-874287-39-2.
  3. ↑ "Kyle Lightbourne interview". Bescot Banter. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Kyle Lightbourne – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ↑ Colin Thompson (18 August 2011). "Anderson new man in charge at Zebras". The Royal Gazette . Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Stephen Wright (30 June 2012). "Hood turn to Lightbourne as new coach". Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Stephen Wright (15 May 2013). "Lightbourne overlooked for Walsall number two job". Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Former Stoke City striker named caretaker international manager". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Kyle Lightbourne". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Kyle Lightbourne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  11. ↑ Sidaway, Jon (7 December 2017). "Stoke City FC - Looking Back Down 'Wembley Way'". Stoke City FC. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
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