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.
![]() Pilkington with the victory parade that followed York City's victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Luke Pilkington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 32)[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
| 0000–2008 | 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) | |||
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2012–13[12] | Conference Premier | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 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 | ||
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