Steve Lilwall

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Steve Lilwall
Personal information
Date of birth(1970-02-15)15 February 1970 [lower-alpha 1]
Place of birth Solihull, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Silhill
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
198?–1987 Moor Green
1987–1992 Kidderminster Harriers 65 (4)
1992–1995 West Bromwich Albion 73 (0)
1995–1997 Rushden & Diamonds 11 (0)
1997–???? Kidderminster Harriers 7 (0)
Moor Green
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Lilwall (born 15 February 1970 [lower-alpha 1] ) is an English former professional footballer who made 73 appearances in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion. He also played non-league football for Moor Green, Kidderminster Harriers and Rushden & Diamonds. He played as a left back.

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Life and career

Lilwall was born in Solihull. [5] His uncle, Denis Thwaites, played professional football for Birmingham City in the 1960s. [7] Lilwall played youth football for Silhill [8] before joining Moor Green during the 1985–66 season. [3] In 1987, he moved on to Kidderminster Harriers. [2] Lilwall made his Conference debut in the 1989–90 season, and became a first-team regular during the following campaign. [9] He helped Kidderminster reach the final of the 1990–91 FA Trophy, in which he created two chances for team-mates –both missed –and drew a good save from Wycombe Wanderers' goalkeeper as Kidderminster lost 2–1. [10] Lilwall remained with Kidderminster for a further season, taking his Conference appearance total to 65, [9] and then became Osvaldo Ardiles' first signing as manager of Second Division (third-tier) club West Bromwich Albion for a fee of around £70,000. [1] [3]

He went straight into the Albion first team, and by September 1992 Premier League club Liverpool were reported to be "monitoring [his] progress". [11] He was ever-present during his first season, [2] and was a member of the team that gained promotion to the First Division via the play-offs, beating Port Vale 3–0 in the final after Vale had a man sent off. [12] After Alan Buckley became manager and Lilwall fell victim to a succession of injuries, he drifted out of first-team consideration. He left Albion at the end of the 1994–95 season, having made 73 appearances in Football League competition, and signed for Rushden & Diamonds of the Southern League. [2]

Injury also disrupted his time with Rushden & Diamonds. He contributed only seven Southern League games as his team won the 1995–96 Southern League title, and the following season played just four times in the 1996–97 Conference. [2] In 1997, he rejoined Kidderminster Harriers, but appeared only infrequently for the first team, and ended his senior career back at Moor Green. [2]

Lilwall took a degree in Physical Education and Social Psychology at Coventry University, and also earned a diploma in Sports Psychology and the UEFA A Licence football coaching qualification. [2] [1] He trained as a teacher, and taught physical education at Ninestiles School in Acocks Green, Birmingham, [13] as well as running a soccer school in the Solihull area. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Club-based sources including those of West Bromwich Albion Former Players Association and Rushden & Diamonds F.C., [1] [2] a contemporary match programme, [3] and Barry Hugman's PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998 [4] all state 15 February 1970 as Lilwall's date of birth. It would appear that the date of 5 February, as given by Hugman's website and Neil Brown's UK A–Z Transfers, [5] [6] stems from a typographical error.

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  6. ↑ "Steve Lilwall". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Shaw, Phil (2 July 2015). "Denis Thwaites: Fast and skilful footballer who played for Birmingham City and was murdered in a terrorist attack in Tunisia" . The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Historical team pictures: Silhill FC – the first 75 years: 1908 to 1983". A View from the Touchline: Silhill Football Club Fanzine. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  9. 1 2 Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 393, 401. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
  10. ↑ "Wanderers' Magic Moment at Wembley 1991". Chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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