Ben Tilney

Benjamin Rowland Tilney (born 28 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for NIFL Premiership club Larne.

Ben Tilney
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Rowland Tilney[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997[2]
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Larne
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2014 Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Milton Keynes Dons 6 (0)
2015 → Histon (loan)
2016 → Brackley Town (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Brackley Town (loan) 8 (0)
2018– Larne 30 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:16, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Tilney has had previous spells with Milton Keynes Dons, Brackley Town and Histon.

Club career

Milton Keynes Dons

Tilney joined Milton Keynes Dons' academy in 2004, progressing through several age groups and featuring several times for the club's development squad. In an April 2013 interview, he revealed that Lionel Messi was his football idol, that La Liga was his favourite league and that his favourite position was in central attacking midfield.[3] In October 2014, he signed professional terms with the club until June 2016.[4] On 11 September 2015, he joined Southern Premier side Histon, initially on a one-month deal which was later extended.[5] On 13 October, he scored his first goal as a professional in a 4–1 win over AFC Rushden & Diamonds.[6] On 26 March 2016, Tilney joined National League North side Brackley Town on a one-month loan, and made three appearances for the club.[7][8]

He made his first team debut for the Dons on 9 August 2016, and marked his debut with a 25-yard goal in a 3–1 win over Newport County in an EFL Cup match at Rodney Parade.[9] On 14 February 2017, Tilney made his league debut, starting in a 0–0 draw away to Bury.[10] On 14 June 2017, Tilney's contract was extended until summer 2018.[11] On 8 August 2017, Tilney re-joined National League North club Brackley Town on a season-long loan, but was recalled early in January 2018.[12]

Larne

On 8 June 2018, NIFL Championship club Larne announced that Tilney would be joining the club on 1 July 2018 following the expiration of his contract with Milton Keynes Dons.[13] Tilney scored his first goal for the club on 1 September 2018, the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory over PSNI.[14] On 9 March 2019, Tilney scored in a 3–0 win over Ballinamallard United to clinch promotion for the club to the NIFL Premiership.[15] He finished the season with 37 appearances and 10 goals in all competitions from left-back and was named in the NIFL Championship Team of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[16]

Career statistics
As of 24 March 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milton Keynes Dons 2014–15[17] League One 0000000000
2015–16[18] Championship 0000000000
2016–17[19] League One 6000213[lower-alpha 1]0111
2017–18[20] League One 0000000000
Total 60002130111
Brackley Town (loan) 2015–16[17] National League North 5000——50
2017–18[17] National League North 5000—2[lower-alpha 2]070
Total 10000—20120
Larne 2018–19[21] NIFL Championship 3093[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]03[lower-alpha 5]13710
Career total 4693031816011
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy.
  3. Appearance(s) in Irish Cup.
  4. Appearance(s) in NIFL League Cup.
  5. Appearance(s) in County Antrim Shield.

Honours

Larne

Individual

  • NIFL Team of the Year: 2018–19 Championship[16]

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. "Ben Tilney". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. "9 questions with Ben Tilney, a potential great". MattysFootyThoughts.wordpress.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. "Tilney turns pro, Ben Tilney, MK Dons, MK Dons Academy". www.mkdons.com. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. "MK Dons youngster Ben Tilney joins Histon on loan". CitiBlog. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. "Tilney extends Stutes stay". www.mkdons.com. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. "Ben heads to Brackley". mkdons.com. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. "Ben's Histon bounce back against Bedworth, Ben Tilney, Histon, Bedworth United". www.mkdons.com. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  9. "Defender Tilney's memorable debut, MK Dons, Ben Tilney, Newport County MK Dons, EFL Cup". mkdons.com. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  10. "Bury 0-0 MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons Official Site. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  11. "Five young pros to remain at Stadium MK". Milton Keynes Dons. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  12. "Ben joins Brackley on loan". Milton Keynes Dons. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  13. "Hassin returns & MK Dons graduates sign". Larne FC. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  14. "Larne stay unbeaten after Newforge victory". nifootballleague.com. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  15. "Champions Larne seal promotion to NI's top flight". ITV News. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  16. "NI FOOTBALL AWARDS 2019: BLUEFIN SPORT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM OF THE YEAR". nifootballleague.com. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  17. Ben Tilney at Soccerway
  18. "Games played by Ben Tilney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  19. "Games played by Ben Tilney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  20. "Games played by Ben Tilney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  21. "NIFL - All Results". nifootballleague.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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