Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kirk Hilton | ||
Date of birth | (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Flixton, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1999 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
1999–2000 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2002–2003 | → Livingston (loan) | ||
2003–2004 | Blackpool | 14 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Altrincham | ||
2006–2008 | Royal Antwerp | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 19 March 2009 (UTC) |
Kirk Hilton (born 2 April 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool.
Club career
Hilton began his career in the Manchester United youth programme. He was released from United and played for clubs such as Altrincham and Blackpool, before being last seen playing as a defender for Royal Antwerp.
After football
Hilton retired aged 28 after a hip operation. He later moved to Dubai and founded a football academy.
References
- "Kirk Hilton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Kirk Hilton using his Manchester United experiences to nurture Dubai's youth football talent". 12 February 2020.
External links
- Kirk Hilton at Soccerbase
- Profile – FC Antwerp
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- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- People from Flixton, Greater Manchester
- Sportspeople from Trafford (district)
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