Samuel Shilton (born 21 July 1978) is an English former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
defender or
midfielder.
Career
Football League
Shilton started his football career with
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...
as a trainee in August 1994. Roughly one year later, he was the subject of a £125,000 transfer to Midlands side
Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...
. During his time with the "Sky Blues", he played just six games before moving on to
Hartlepool United. After three rather successful seasons with Hartlepool, Shilton moved back to the Midlands to
Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...
where he appeared 79 times.
Non League
His next move was to
Conference National
The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profes ...
side
Burton Albion where he stayed for just over a year.
Hinckley United
He joined
Hinckley United in July 2005, starting in
midfield for the
Conference North club, but an injury crisis caused him to be moved to
defence. He played so well in that position that he was ever present in his defence role for Hinckley United, making over 100 appearances.
Kettering Town
Shilton left Hinckley on 7 December 2007, signing for
Kettering Town
Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...
. but made just two appearances during the 2007–08 season.
Solihull Moors
He moved on to
Solihull Moors
Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Leag ...
for the 2008–09 season. but was released, however, on 3 October 2008.
Bedworth United
After his release from Solihull Moors, Shilton was without a club for a season, but later moved onto
Bedworth United
Bedworth United Football Club is a football club based in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Oval.
History
The first club from which the modern Bedworth United traces its lineage was Bedworth ...
of the
Southern League Division One Midlands. He had been training with the club during the summer of 2009
before subsequently joining the club.
Hinckley United (second spell)
In August 2013, Hinckley United confirmed Shilton as one of their registered players for the 2013–14 season.
Personal life
He is the son of former
England goalkeeper
Peter Shilton.
External links
*
*http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/4679026.York_City_boss_Martin_Foyle_to_check_out_FA_Cup_foes_Bedworth_United_tonight/
*http://www.samshiltoncounselling.org.uk
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shilton, Sam
1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Nottingham
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Premier League players
National League (English football) players
English Football League players
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Coventry City F.C. players
Hartlepool United F.C. players
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
Burton Albion F.C. players
Hinckley United F.C. players
Kettering Town F.C. players
Solihull Moors F.C. players
Bedworth United F.C. players