Matthew Kilgallon

Matthew Kilgallon
Kilgallon playing for Bradford City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Matthew Shaun Kilgallon[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-08) 8 January 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth York, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
York City
0000–2002 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Leeds United 80 (3)
2003West Ham United (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2010 Sheffield United 107 (4)
2010–2013 Sunderland 23 (0)
2010Middlesbrough (loan) 2 (0)
2011Doncaster Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2013–2016 Blackburn Rovers 57 (2)
2016–2018 Bradford City 49 (4)
2018–2019 Hamilton Academical 25 (0)
2019–2020 Hyderabad 17 (1)
2020–2021 Buxton 6 (0)
Total 381 (14)
International career
2002 England U18 5 (0)
2002 England U19 2 (0)
2003 England U20 4 (0)
2004–2006 England U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Shaun Kilgallon (born 8 January 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Kilgallon began his career at Leeds United, where he came through the youth set up before becoming a fixture in their first team. He moved to Sheffield United where he spent three years before moving to Sunderland. He has had spells on loan at West Ham, Middlesbrough and Doncaster Rovers. He made five appearances for the England U21s.

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ "Matt Kilgallon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ "M. Kilgallon: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2018.