Kevin William Pilkington was born on 8 March 1974 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is the goalkeeping coach at EFL Championship club Luton Town.
22 Facts About Kevin Pilkington
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Kevin Pilkington spent five years with Mansfield and then another ten years over two spells with Notts County; at both clubs, he was usually the first-choice keeper rather than a backup keeper as he was at most other clubs.
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Kevin Pilkington has represented Rochdale, Rotherham United, Celtic, Port Vale, Aberystwyth Town, Wigan Athletic and Luton Town.
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Kevin Pilkington started his footballing career at Manchester United, signing after he was scouted playing non-League football for Harrowby United.
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Kevin Pilkington featured in their FA Youth Cup triumph in 1992, after which he signed a professional contract.
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Kevin Pilkington found himself to be the third choice behind Peter Schmeichel and one of Gary Walsh, Tony Coton or Raimond van der Gouw.
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However, manager Alex Ferguson decided to select Walsh as goalkeeper for the 10 league games in which Schmeichel was absent, meaning that Kevin Pilkington was on the substitutes bench in each of these games, and back in the reserve team once Schmeichel returned to fitness and Walsh returned to the bench.
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Kevin Pilkington played 17 games for the Second Division club, keeping just two clean sheets in a sub-par team that finished the season seventeen points adrift of safety from relegation.
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Kevin Pilkington spent two months on loan with Scottish Premier League giants Celtic in the run-up to their 1998 title triumph, but he failed to make the field.
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Kevin Pilkington signed with Port Vale on a free transfer in June 1998.
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Kevin Pilkington played just three games for the "Stags" that season, before summer signing Michael Bingham from Blackburn Rovers was recruited as competition for the number 1 jersey.
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Early in the season, Kevin Pilkington conceded a goal in bizarre circumstances during a League Cup First Round defeat to Notts County.
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Kevin Pilkington instead signed with League Two rivals Notts County in June 2005.
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Notts County were a lot more comfortable the following season, Kevin Pilkington making 40 appearances, all but one of them in the league.
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Ten days later, Kevin Pilkington signed a permanent one-year contract for his previous loan club, Luton Town.
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Kevin Pilkington joined former club Mansfield Town on a three-month loan on 28 October 2010.
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Kevin Pilkington returned to Luton on 28 January 2011 having made 11 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield.
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On 16 September 2011, Kevin Pilkington was appointed goalkeeper coach of Northern Premier League Division One South side Ilkeston.
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Kevin Pilkington carried out the role in addition to his playing duties with Luton.
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On 20 February 2012, Kevin Pilkington was appointed goalkeeping coach of Notts County.
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Kevin Pilkington was released from his playing contract at Luton to take up the role and subsequently retired from playing.
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Kevin Pilkington joined Barnsley's coaching staff in July 2019, leaving him at a club two division higher and closer to his Lincolnshire home.