Luke Graham Tilt (born 18 June 1988) is an English former professional

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, who played as a

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. He played for

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

and only made one first team appearance for Walsall at

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

on 4 February 2006. The then manager of Walsall,

Paul Merson Paul Charles Merson (born 20 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer, manager, commentator and sports television pundit for Sky Sports. Originally a forward, Merson found success as an attacking midfielder and playmaker late ...

, named Tilt on the substitutes bench for the first time in his career and after an injury to first choice keeper Andy Oakes, Merson was forced to put in Tilt for the second half where Brentford were winning 2–0 and lost the match 5–0, after Tilt conceded three goals from

Paul Brooker Paul Brooker (born 25 November 1976) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leicester City, Reading and Brentford. Career Fulham and Brighton & Hove Al ...

, Sam Sodje and a Kevin O'Connor

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. Merson was sacked soon after this game and Tilt was released in May 2006. He subsequently played for

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team Willenhall Town.

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* 1988 births Living people Footballers from Dudley English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Walsall F.C. players Willenhall Town F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-goalkeeper-1980s-stub