Lee Kilday

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Lee Kilday
Lee Kilday on 5th February 2011 against St- Mirren F-C 2014-05-27 00-30.jpg
Kilday playing for Hamilton Academical in 2011.
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 4
Youth career
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Hamilton Academical 33 (0)
2012 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2019 Greenock Morton 117 (7)
2018 → Airdrieonians (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 Queen of the South 25 (0)
2020–2023 Queen's Park 69 (3)
2023– Hamilton Academical 35 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:13, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Lee Kilday (born 4 February 1992) [2] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical. Having started his career with the accies, Kilday also featured for Greenock Morton, Queen of the South and Queen's Park.

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Career

Hamilton Academical

Kilday made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier League on 15 January 2011, in a 4–0 defeat versus Rangers at Ibrox. [3] The performance of Kilday and other young players in that match, including Michael Devlin, who also made his debut, was praised by manager Billy Reid. [4]

In March 2012, Kilday signed a contract with the Accies until May 2014. [5] In May 2012, Kilday announced his intention to become a first-team regular at the Accies during the 2012–13 season. [6]

In October 2012, Kilday was sent out on loan to Stenhousemuir. [1]

In May 2014, Kilday was released by the Accies. [7]

Greenock Morton

In June 2014, Kilday signed for Greenock Morton [8] and was offered a one-year contract extension, after playing all 36 league matches for the Ton. [9]

Following another successful season, Kilday signed a further two-year contract with the Greenock club [10] and rejected a deal to return to the Accies. [11] In August 2016, Kilday was appointed Ton's club captain at the age of twenty four. [12]

In March 2018, to help aid his recovery from a long-term injury, Kilday was loaned out to Airdrieonians on an emergency loan deal. [13] In June 2018, Kilday signed a one-year extension with the Ton. [14]

Queen of the South

On 2 July 2019, Kilday signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South. [15]

Queen's Park

On 16 July 2020, Kilday signed for Queen's Park after leaving the Doonhamers. [16]

Return to Hamilton Academical

Following his release from Queen's Park, Kilday returned to Hamilton for his second spell with the club in June 2023. [17]

Honours

Morton

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2010–11 [19] Scottish Premier League 501000—60
2011–12 [20] First Division 13020101 [lower-alpha 1] 0170
2012–13 [21] 5000100060
2013–14 [22] Championship 10000102 [lower-alpha 2] 0130
Total330303030420
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2012–13 [21] Second Division 3000000030
Greenock Morton 2014–15 [23] League One 36330203 [lower-alpha 1] 0443
2015–16 [24] Championship 33040401 [lower-alpha 1] 1421
2016–17 [25] 22430501 [lower-alpha 1] 0314
2017–18 [26] 0000000000
2018–19 [27] Championship 330304000400
Total1247130150511578
Airdrieonians (loan)2017–18 [26] League One 3000000030
Queen of the South 2019–20 Championship 250004110301
Queen's Park 2020-21 League Two 0000000000
Career total1887160221912359
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the Premiership play-offs

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References

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  2. ↑ "Squad Numbers 2010–11". Hamilton Academical F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rangers 4 – 0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Billy Reid praises young Hamilton team". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Two Go on Loan, and Kilday Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (17 May 2012). "Accies defender aims to become a first-team regular". Hamilton Advertiser.
  7. ↑ "Kilday leaves Hamilton". SPFL. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kilday and Crighton join Morton". Scottish Professional Football League. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (12 May 2015). "Deal on the table for Kilday but winger exits Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Player news – three confirmed". Greenock Morton F.C. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (29 May 2016). "Morton captain Kilday snubbed Hamilton Accies move to stay at Cappielow". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (16 August 2016). "Lee Kilday: Falkirk draw stung like a defeat". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (30 March 2018). "Skipper Lee Kilday joins Airdrieonians on loan". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (18 June 2018). "Lee Kilday signs one-year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "QosFC: Lee Kilday". qosfc.com.
  16. ↑ "Lee Kilday Signs for the Spiders | Queen's Park Football Club". 16 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Hamilton Accies seal Lee Kilday return as defender is first summer signing". dailyrecord.co.uk. 15 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Greenock Morton claim League 1 title after 3–1 win against Peterhead". Scottish Television. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Lee Kilday in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Lee Kilday in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Lee Kilday in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Lee Kilday in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Lee Kilday in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Lee Kilday in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Lee Kilday in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Lee Kilday in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Lee Kilday | Football Stats | Greenock Morton | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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