Jordan Tillson

Jordan Roy Tillson (born 5 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ross County.

Jordan Tillson
Personal information
Full name Jordan Roy Tillson[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2012 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Exeter City 110 (2)
2012 → Gloucester City (loan) 12 (0)
2013 → Chippenham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 6 (1)
2019 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 14 (0)
2020– Ross County 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Tillson is the son of former footballer and Exeter City first team coach Andy Tillson.[3]

Playing career

Exeter City

Tillson made his professional debut for Exeter on 3 May 2014 in a 2–0 victory over Hartlepool at Victoria Park in League Two.[4]

Tillson signed a new contract in May 2014.[5]

On 2 September 2015, Tillson captained Exeter in a 2–0 victory over Portsmouth in the Football League Trophy.[6] On 6 December 2015, Tillson scored the first goal in Exeter's 2–0 victory over Port Vale in the second round proper of the FA Cup.[7] His last appearance for the Grecians came in a 1–0 away win over Forest Green Rovers before his departure 2 weeks later.

Gloucester City

In August 2012, Tillson joined Gloucester City on an initial one-month loan.[8] His loan was extended by a further month in September.[9]

Chippenham Town

In February 2013, Tillson, along with Jake Wannell, joined Chippenham Town on a one-month loan.[10] In August 2013, he rejoined the Bluebirds on another one-month loan.[11]

Weston-super-Mare

In March 2015, Tillson joined Weston-super-Mare on a one-month loan.[12] He made his debut in a 2–1 win over Havant & Waterlooville.[13] Tillson scored an own-goal in the match against Basingstoke Town.[14] He scored his first goal for the Seagulls in a 2–1 defeat to Concord Rangers.[15]

Ross County

Tillson moved to Scottish Premiership club Ross County in January 2020.[16] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Ayr United in the Scottish Cup.

Career statistics
As of end of 8 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2012–13[17] EFL League Two 0000000000
2013–14[18] 1000000010
2014–15[19] 3000101[lower-alpha 1]050
2015–16[20] 26121202[lower-alpha 1]0322
2016–17[21] 20000101[lower-alpha 2]0220
2017–18[21] 37130103[lower-alpha 3]0441
2018–19 21011201[lower-alpha 1]0251
2019–20 2010104[lower-alpha 1]080
Total 110272801201373
Gloucester City (loan) 2012–13[22] National League North 120200000140
Chippenham Town (loan) 2012–13[23] Southern League Premier Division 2000000020
2013–14[24] Southern League Premier Division 4000000040
Total 6000000060
Weston-super-Mare (loan) 2014–15[22] National League South 6100000061
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2018–19 EFL League Two 140000000140
Ross County 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 701000—80
2020–21 000000—00
Total 7010000080
Career total 1553102801201855
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. One appearance in EFL League Two play-offs
  3. Three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

References
  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. "Jordan Tillson - Midfielder - First Team - Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Tillson: "The lads have been brilliant with me"". Exeter City F.C. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. "Exeter's Tillson thanks teammates for support following debut". Exeter Express and Echo. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. "Exeter City releases seven players". Exeter Express and Echo. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. "Paul Tisdale pleased with professional Exeter City performance in win over youthful Portsmouth side". Express & Echo. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  7. "Exeter 2–0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. "City sign Grecian Tillson on loan". Gloucester City A.F.C. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  9. "Tillson loan extended". Gloucester City A.F.C. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  10. "Jake Wannell and Jordan Tillson join Chippenham on loan". Express and Echo. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  11. "Another Chippenham Loan For Tillson". Aylesbury United FC. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  12. "SEAGULLS BORROW GRECIANS` DEFENDER". Pitchero Non League. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  13. "WESTON-SUPER-MARE VS. HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE 2 – 1". Soccerway. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  14. "BASINGSTOKE TOWN VS. WESTON-SUPER-MARE 2 – 1". Soccerway. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  15. "WESTON-SUPER-MARE VS. CONCORD RANGERS 1 – 2". Soccerway. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  16. "Jordan Tillson: Midfielder leaves Exeter City to join Ross County". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  17. "Games played by Jordan Tillson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  18. "Games played by Jordan Tillson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  19. "Games played by Jordan Tillson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  20. "Games played by Jordan Tillson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  21. "Games played by Jordan Tillson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  22. "Games played by J. Tillson Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  23. "Fixtures & Results 2012–2013 Season". Chippenham Town Football Club. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  24. "Fixtures & Results 2013–2014 Season". Chippenham Town Football Club. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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