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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Brian Pilkington (born 12 February 1933) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a left winger.
During his career, Pilkington played for Burnley, Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Barrow and Chorley. He won one England cap whilst at Burnley, on 2 October 1954 in a 2-0 victory over Northern Ireland. He was also capped twice for England B, scoring once.
Honours
- Football League First Division champions: 1959–60
References
- Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press.
- Brian Pilkington career stats at the Post-War Players' Database
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