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Kevin Tilley
Personal information
Full name Kevin Tilley
Date of birth (1957-09-06) 6 September 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Feltham, England
Position(s) Right Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 Wimbledon 80 (0)
1978–1982 Aylesbury United 156 (7)
1982–1984 Hayes 88 (0)
1982–1984Staines 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.

Club career

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Early career

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

Wimbledon

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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

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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

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

Staines Town (loan)

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

Wycombe Wanderers

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

Hayes

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

Slough Town

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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

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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

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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

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As of match played 2 April 2018
Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wimbledon 1975–76[3] Southern League Premier Division 49 0 12 0 61 0
1976–77[3] Southern League Premier Division 37 0 5 0 42 0
1977–78[3] Football League Fourth Division 15 0 0 0 15 0
Total 101 0 17 0 118 0
Aylesbury United 1978–79[3] Southern League Division One South 32 0 4 0 36 0
1979–80[3] Southern League South Division 45 1 0 0 45 1
1980–81[3] Southern League South Division 45 1 4 0 49 1
1981–82[3] Southern League South Division 34 5 4 0 38 5
Total 156 7 12 0 168 7
Hayes 1982–83[3] Isthmian League Premier Division 45 0 5 0 50 0
1983–84[3] Isthmian League Premier Division 43 0 4 0 47 0
Total 88 0 9 0 97 0
Wycombe Wanderers 1984–85[3] Isthmian League Premier Division 42 0 5 0 47 0
1985–86[3] Alliance Premier League 29 0 4 0 33 0
Total 71 0 9 0 80 0
Slough Town 1986–87 Isthmian League Premier Division 17 1 13[a] 0 30 1
Walton Casuals 1997–98 Combined Counties Football League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 64 13 3 1 70 14
  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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Players: Kevin Tilley". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website". www.hyufc.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. 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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