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Matthew Kilgallon

Matthew Kilgallon

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.85 m
Foot
BornJanuary 8, 1984
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Rating · 19/20 5.2 Average
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Sheffield United
top club · 124 apps

Position rank · 19/20

#1299
goals rank
#1737
assists rank
15
season goals
13
season assists

Among 2,675 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2010
€3.80m
top transfer fee · 06/07
4
best season · 17/18
13 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

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Defender - Centre-Back · Retired
Kazuya Maeda
Defender · Retired
Luca Zattini
Attack · Retired

Shares 1984-01-08 · 5 players total

438Appearances
15Goals
13Assists
36Yellow cards
2Red cards
182Full matches (90′)
Full nameMatthew Kilgallon
Name in home countryMatthew Shaun Kilgallon
Date of birth1984-01-08 (42 yrs)
Place of birthYork, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Foot
Height185.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-10-07
Contract expires—
Oct 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Transfer: Buxton → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Aug 2020
Transfer: Hyderabad FC → Buxton
20/21 · Transfer
Sep 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Hyderabad FC
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Hyderabad FC
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: Bradford → Hamilton Acad.
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Hamilton Academical FC
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bradford City
46 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: Blackburn → Bradford
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Bradford City
12 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Blackburn Rovers
11 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Blackburn Rovers
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Sunderland → Blackburn
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Blackburn Rovers
27 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC Reserves
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2011
Transfer: Doncaster → Sunderland
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Sunderland → Doncaster
10/11 · Loan
Sep 2010
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Sunderland
10/11 · Return from loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: Sunderland → Middlesbrough
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Doncaster Rovers, Middlesbrough FC
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Sunderland
09/10 · Transfer · €2.30m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sheffield United, Sunderland AFC
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Sheffield United
49 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sheffield United
46 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Leeds → Sheff Utd
06/07 · Transfer · €3.80m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Leeds United, Sheffield United
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Leeds United
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Leeds United
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2003
Transfer: West Ham → Leeds
03/04 · Return from loan
Aug 2003
Transfer: Leeds → West Ham
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Leeds United, West Ham United
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Leeds United
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Leeds U18 → Leeds
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2211 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 19/20. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.06/90
24
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.06/90
14
Yellow cards3 total · 0.18/90
73
16,382 min
Minutes played by club
Hyderabad FC 9.3%
Hamilton Academical FC 0.0%
Bradford City 5.8%
Blackburn Rovers 24.3%
Sunderland AFC 0.0%
Sunderland AFC U21 0.0%
Sunderland AFC Reserves 3.2%
Middlesbrough FC 0.0%
Doncaster Rovers 0.0%
Sheffield United 42.9%
Leeds United 14.5%
West Ham United 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Hyderabad FC 1 19/20 19/20 17 1 0 1,530
Hamilton Academical FC 1 18/19 18/19 26 0 0 0
Bradford City 2 16/17 17/18 58 4 6 942
Blackburn Rovers 3 13/14 15/16 66 2 3 3,973
Sunderland AFC 3 09/10 12/13 26 0 0 0
Sunderland AFC U21 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0
Sunderland AFC Reserves 1 11/12 11/12 6 1 1 525
Middlesbrough FC 1 10/11 10/11 3 0 0 0
Doncaster Rovers 1 10/11 10/11 12 0 0 0
Sheffield United 4 06/07 09/10 124 4 2 7,032
Leeds United 5 02/03 06/07 95 3 1 2,380
West Ham United 1 03/04 03/04 4 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€500K4€1M5€1.5M7€2M03/04 — 2 goals (Leeds United)203/0404/05 — 1 assists104/0505/06 — 1 goals (Leeds United)105/0607/08 — 2 goals (Sheffield United)207/0808/09 — 1 goals (Sheffield United)08/09 — 2 assists308/0909/10 — 1 goals (Sheffield United)109/1010/1111/12 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC Reserves)11/12 — 1 assists211/1212/1313/14 — 1 goals (Blackburn Rovers)13/14 — 1 assists213/1414/15 — 1 goals (Blackburn Rovers)114/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/18 — 4 goals (Bradford City)17/18 — 3 assists717/1819/20 — 1 goals (Hyderabad FC)119/2004/05 — €100K07/08 — €425K09/10 — €1.5M10/11 — €2M11/12 — €1.5M12/13 — €2M13/14 — €1.5M14/15 — €1M15/16 — €850K16/17 — €750K17/18 — €350K19/20 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 2203/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/20

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/20
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
19/20 Indian Super League Hyderabad FC 17 1 0 3 0 1,530
18/19 Premiership Hamilton Academical FC 24 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Premiership Relegation Hamilton Academical FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 SFA Cup Hamilton Academical FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Bradford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Bradford City 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Bradford City 42 4 3 4 0 942
16/17 EFL Trophy Bradford City 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Bradford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 League One Bradford City 7 0 3 0 0 0
16/17 League One Play-Offs Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Blackburn Rovers 10 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Blackburn Rovers 23 1 0 2 0 1,865
14/15 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers 5 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Championship Blackburn Rovers 26 1 1 5 0 2,108
13/14 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Sunderland AFC 6 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Sunderland AFC 10 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Reserve League Sunderland AFC Reserves 6 1 1 1 0 525
10/11 Championship Doncaster Rovers 12 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Middlesbrough FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Middlesbrough FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Sheffield United 21 1 0 1 0 1,760
09/10 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Sunderland AFC 7 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Sheffield United 40 1 1 2 1 3,487
08/09 Championship Play-Offs Sheffield United 3 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Sheffield United 3 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Sheffield United 40 2 0 2 0 1,785
07/08 FA Cup Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Leeds United 19 0 0 4 1 0
06/07 League Cup Leeds United 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premier League Sheffield United 6 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Leeds United 25 1 0 3 0 2,064
05/06 Championship Play-Offs Leeds United 3 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Leeds United 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Leeds United 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Championship Leeds United 26 0 1 2 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 First Division West Ham United 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup West Ham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Premier League Leeds United 8 2 0 0 0 316
02/03 FA Cup Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Premier League Leeds United 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 UEFA Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2002-07-01 Leeds U18 Leeds Transfer 0 —
03/04 2003-08-01 Leeds West Ham Loan 0 —
03/04 2003-11-01 West Ham Leeds Return from loan 0 —
06/07 2007-01-01 Leeds Sheff Utd Transfer 100000 €3.80m
09/10 2010-01-21 Sheff Utd Sunderland Transfer 1500000 €2.30m
10/11 2010-08-20 Sunderland Middlesbrough Loan 1500000 —
10/11 2010-09-01 Middlesbrough Sunderland Return from loan 1500000 —
10/11 2011-01-12 Sunderland Doncaster Loan 1500000 —
10/11 2011-05-08 Doncaster Sunderland Return from loan 1500000 —
13/14 2013-07-08 Sunderland Blackburn Transfer 1500000 —
16/17 2016-08-01 Blackburn Bradford Transfer 750000 —
18/19 2018-08-31 Bradford Hamilton Acad. Transfer 350000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Hamilton Acad. Without Club Transfer 300000 —
19/20 2019-09-23 Without Club Hyderabad FC Transfer 300000 —
20/21 2020-08-24 Hyderabad FC Buxton Transfer 300000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 Buxton Without Club Transfer 300000 —
21/22 2021-10-07 Without Club Retired Transfer 0 —

No recorded injuries.

Current—
Peak€2.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
—€500k€1.00m€1.50m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €425k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31269 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #30322 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #22907 — 4 0 — — former national player
Team #9565 — 3 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Billy Sharp 1 0 0
Nathaniel Knight-Percival 2 2 0
Tom Cairney 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 League One Bradford City 4 42
07/08 Championship Sheffield United 2 40
03/04 Premier League Leeds United 2 8

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 League One Bradford City 3 7
17/18 League One Bradford City 3 42
15/16 Championship Blackburn Rovers 2 10

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-05-08 Doncaster Sunderland Return from loan — €1.50m
10/11 2011-01-12 Sunderland Doncaster Loan — €1.50m
10/11 2010-09-01 Middlesbrough Sunderland Return from loan — €1.50m
10/11 2010-08-20 Sunderland Middlesbrough Loan — €1.50m
03/04 2003-11-01 West Ham Leeds Return from loan — —
03/04 2003-08-01 Leeds West Ham Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Matthew Kilgallon's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Charlton Athletic 30 13 4 13 48 33 +15 43%
Middlesbrough FC 30 16 10 4 35 22 +13 53%
Birmingham City 30 12 6 12 47 44 +3 40%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 9 6 15 38 46 -8 30%
Preston North End 29 7 12 10 26 36 -10 24%
Reading FC 29 14 8 7 40 29 +11 48%
Sheffield Wednesday 28 9 9 10 37 40 -3 32%
Millwall FC 28 14 4 10 45 37 +8 50%
Derby County 28 11 8 9 38 36 +2 39%
Barnsley FC 26 14 6 6 35 26 +9 54%
Wigan Athletic 26 10 7 9 36 33 +3 38%
Bristol City 26 16 6 4 48 29 +19 62%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
02/03 Senior debut season
03/04 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 17 1,530 3 0 0 0.18
18/19 26 0 2 0 0 0
17/18 46 942 4 1 0 0.48
15/16 11 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 28 1,865 3 1 0 0.19
13/14 27 2,108 5 0 0 0.21
12/13 9 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 17 525 1 0 0 0.17
09/10 30 1,760 1 0 0 0.05
08/09 49 3,487 3 0 1 0.1
07/08 46 1,785 2 0 0 0.1
06/07 28 0 4 0 1 0
05/06 33 2,064 4 0 0 0.17
04/05 28 0 2 1 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
244 apps
7 G
5 A
League One
49 apps
4 G
6 A
Premier League
39 apps
2 G
0 A
Reserve League
6 apps
1 G
1 A
Indian Super League
17 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
19 apps
0 G
1 A
Premiership
24 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
23 apps
0 G
0 A
Championship Play-Offs
6 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is Matthew Kilgallon?

Matthew Kilgallon is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Matthew Kilgallon?

Matthew Kilgallon is 42 years old. He was born on January 8, 1984 in York.

What position does Matthew Kilgallon play?

Matthew Kilgallon plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Matthew Kilgallon play for?

Matthew Kilgallon currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Matthew Kilgallon scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Matthew Kilgallon has scored 15 goals in 438 appearances.