Danny Pilkington
![]() Pilkington with the victory parade that followed York City's victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Luke Pilkington[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 May 1990||
Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Atherton Collieries | |||
Kendal Town | |||
–2008 | Chorley | ||
2008–2011 | Stockport County | 38 | (1) |
2011–2012 | York City | 18 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Kidderminster Harriers | 25 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Hereford United | 13 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Barrow | 25 | (6) |
2016–? | Stalybridge Celtic | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017[2] | → Hyde United (loan) | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 31 August 2015 (UTC) |
Daniel Luke Pilkington (born 25 May 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger. He previously played for Atherton Collieries, Kendal Town, Chorley, Stockport County, York City, Kidderminster Harriers, Hereford United, Barrow and Stalybridge Celtic.
Career
[edit]Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Pilkington is the younger brother of Irish international footballer Anthony Pilkington.[1] He started out with Myerscough College, which has a reputation for developing football talents, before playing for Atherton Collieries, Kendal Town and Chorley.[1][3] He signed for Stockport County on a professional contract 3 July 2008 to progress in their under-21 Development squad.[1][3] He made his debut as a substitute against Hereford United on 31 January 2009. He left Stockport at the end of January 2011 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[4]
He went on trial with Chesterfield and scored against Alfreton Town in a pre-season friendly on 15 July 2011 in a 4–1 win, although he was not offered a contract by the club.[5][6] Pilkington signed for Conference Premier club York City on non-contract terms on 19 August 2011 following a trial.[7][8] After coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Jason Walker to make his debut away at Kettering Town on 23 August 2011, he scored a goal in the 94th minute to finish the game at 5–1.[9][10] His first start for York came on 13 September 2011 against Bath City in a 1–0 victory at home.[10] He finished the 2011–12 season with 22 appearances and two goals for York, but was not involved in the side's successful play-off campaign.[10]
Pilkington signed a one-year contract with Conference Premier side Kidderminster Harriers on 19 June 2012 after his contract with York expired.[11] He made his debut in Kidderminster's 1–0 win over Lincoln City on 11 August 2012, before scoring his first goal in a 1–1 draw away to Barrow on 1 September.[12] He signed for Conference Premier rivals Hereford United on 19 June 2013.[13]
Pilkington signed for Conference North team Barrow on 16 July 2014.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 February 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stockport County | 2008–09[15] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2009–10[16] | League One | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2010–11[17] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
York City | 2011–12[10] | Conference Premier | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
Kidderminster Harriers | 2012–13[12] | Conference Premier | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
Hereford United | 2013–14[12] | Conference Premier | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Barrow | 2014–15[12] | Conference North | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
2015–16[12] | National League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2016–17 | Conference North | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
Hyde United (loan) | 2016–17 | NPL North West | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Ashton United | 2017–18 | Northern Premier | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
Clitheroe | 2020–present | NPL North West | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 191 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 204 | 20 |
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Conference Premier play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ Hyde recruit three new players‚ tamesidereporter.com, 20 December 2016
- ^ a b "Chorley Reserves to return". Chorley Citizen. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Danny leaves Hatters". Stockport County F.C. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Blues Make An Impact at Arena". Chesterfield Post. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Trialists released". Chesterfield F.C. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "York City add winger Danny Pilkington to squad". BBC Sport. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "York City sign winger Danny Pilkington". The Press. York. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Flett, Dave (24 August 2011). "Kettering 1, York City 5". The Press. York. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
- ^ Carroll, Steve (19 June 2012). "York City's Danny Pilkington moves to Kidderminster Harriers". The Press. York. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "D. Pilkington". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Hereford United: Chris Bush and Danny Pilkington join Bulls". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Barrow AFC complete three new signings". North-West Evening Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Danny Pilkington in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Danny Pilkington in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
"Games played by Danny Pilkington in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
"Northampton 2 – 0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Danny Pilkington profile at Barrow A.F.C.
- Danny Pilkington at Soccerbase