Brian Pilkington (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Pilkington | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Leyland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1951 | Leyland Motors F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1961 | Burnley | 300 | (67) |
| 1961–1964 | Bolton Wanderers | 82 | (11) |
| 1964–1965 | Bury | 19 | (0) |
| 1965–1967 | Barrow | 87 | (9) |
| 1967–1968 | Chorley | ||
| 1969–1971 | Leyland Motors | ||
| National team | |||
| 1954–1957 | England B | 2 | (1) |
| 1954 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Brian Pilkington (born 12 February 1933)[1] is an English former professional footballer, who played as a left winger.
During his career, Pilkington played 300 games for Burnley. Following this he joined Bolton Wanderers, then Bury, Barrow and Chorley. He won one England cap whilst at Burnley, on 2 October 1954 in a 2-0 victory over Northern Ireland.[2] He was also capped twice for England B, scoring once.
Honours
Burnley
- Football League First Division champions: 1959–60
References
- ↑ "England players: Brian Pilkington". englandfootballonline. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ Brian Pilkington at Englandstats.com, Retrieved 3 October 2018
- Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press.
- Brian Pilkington at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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