Kyle Wilkie

Kyle Wilkie
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gala Fairydean Rovers
Youth career
Stockport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hamilton Academical 19 (0)
2012–2013 Greenock Morton 22 (3)
2013–2014 Livingston 20 (0)
2014–2015 Nairn County 24 (1)
2015 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 9 (2)
2015–2018 East Fife 79 (14)
2018–2019 Airdrieonians 26 (5)
2019–2020 Annan Athletic 23 (2)
2020–2021 East Kilbride
2022– Gala Fairydean Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Kyle Wilkie (born 20 February 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gala Fairydean Rovers.

He has previously played youth football in England with Stockport County, before playing senior professional football in Scotland for Hamilton Academical, Greenock Morton, Livingston, Berwick Rangers, East Fife, Airdrieonians and Annan Athletic.

Career

Wilkie graduated from the Stockport County Centre of Excellence,[1] before signing for Hamilton Academical on 19 August 2009.[2] He made his professional debut for Hamilton on 22 August 2009, in a 3–0 loss against Aberdeen.[3] Wilkie left Hamilton at the end of the 2011–12 season.[4]

After the expiry of his contract with Accies, Wilkie joined Greenock Morton on trial.[5] He scored in a reserve match against Port Glasgow Juniors and was expected to sign on 30 July 2012.[6] He signed a one-year contract later that week after impressing in his trial period.[7] Wilkie was released in May 2013.[8]

Wilkie signed a one-year contract with Livingston on 26 July 2013 after a successful trial period with the club.[9] He made his competitive debut for Livingston on 27 July 2013, as a second-half substitute in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Berwick Rangers.[10] He was released in May 2014.[11]

In August 2014, Wilkie signed for Highland League club Nairn County.[12] He moved on loan to Berwick Rangers in March 2015, until the end of the 2014–15 season.[13][14]

Wilkie then signed with East Fife for the 2015–16 season.[15] During his first season at the club he won the Scottish League Two Player of the Month award for March 2016[16] and at the end of the season he was voted into the PFA Scotland League Two Team of the Year.[17]

On 3 July 2018, Wilkie signed for Airdrieonians.[18] After one season at Airdrieonians, Wilkie signed for Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic.[19]

On 9 July 2020, Wilkie was announced as a new signing for East Kilbride.[20]

Wilkie signed for Gala Fairydean Rovers in 2022.[21]

Personal life

Wilkie's family relocated to north-west England from Scotland in 2002 when elder brother Ryan signed for Liverpool;[22] Ryan's career did not fulfil early promise due to injury and he later became a physiotherapist. Their father Dougie Wilkie played for Queen's Park and had just joined Dundee United when he was left paralysed in the 1979 Invergowrie rail accident, and became a coach and scout.[23] The family members formed their own 'W Academy' for children, based at historic cricket ground Shawholm from 2023.[24][25]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 August 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamilton Academical 2009–10[26] Scottish Premier League 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2010–11[27] 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2011–12[28] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Greenock Morton 2012–13[29][30] Scottish First Division 22 3 4 0 0 0 1[a] 0 27 3
Livingston 2013–14[31] Scottish Championship 20 0 0 0 2 1 1[a] 0 23 1
Nairn County 2014–15[32] Highland Football League 24 1 3 0 0 0 3[b] 0 30 1
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2014–15[33] Scottish League Two 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
East Fife 2015–16[34] Scottish League Two 36 9 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 41 9
2016–17[35] Scottish League One 18 0 2 0 3 0 2[a] 0 25 0
2017–18[36] 25 5 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 29 5
Total 79 14 6 0 6 0 4 0 95 14
Airdrieonians 2018–19[37] Scottish League One 26 5 2 2 4 0 1[a] 0 33 7
Annan Athletic 2019–20[38] Scottish League Two 2 0 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 7 0
Career total 201 25 16 2 17 1 11 0 245 28
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Highland League Cup

References

  1. ^ "Kyle Wilkie". Stockport County Centre of Excellence. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Stockport youngster moves to Hamilton". The Scotsman. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Hamilton 0 – 3 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Wilkie Moves On". Hamilton Academical F.C.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Tait, Chris (29 June 2012). "Trialist hopes for end to injury woe". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  6. ^ Harold, Matthew (28 July 2012). "Ramsdens Cup Greenock Morton 2–0 Albion Rovers". The Away End. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Moore's hopes for Wilkie". Greenock Telegraph. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  8. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (7 May 2013). "Exclusive: Nine players offered new deals at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Kyle Wilkie signs on". Livingston F.C. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Berwick Rangers 3–2 Livingston (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Squad Ins & Outs". Livingston F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  12. ^ Chalk, Paul (14 August 2014). "Midfield duo snapped up by Nairn County". Highland News. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Nairn County Football Club – Official Website of the Highland League Team". Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  14. ^ "WILKIE AND WILSON ARRIVE ON LOAN". Berwick Rangers F.C. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Naysmith makes trio of signings". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  16. ^ "EAST FIFE PAIR NET LEAGUE 2 AWARDS". Scottish Professional Football League. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  17. ^ "PFA SCOTLAND TEAMS OF THE YEAR". Scottish Professional Football League. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  18. ^ "MIDFIELDER WILKIE CHECKS IN". Airdrieonians F.C. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  19. ^ "NEW SIGNING – KYLE WILKIE". Annan Athletic F.C. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  20. ^ "We can now confirm that we have secured the signatures of Ex Livingston, Airdie and Annan player Kyle Wilkie and Ex Falkirk and Queen of the South player Lewis Kidd!". Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  21. ^ "'They're top players at this level' – Gala Fairydean Rovers boss Martin Scott delighted as Zander Murray and Gareth Rodger sign contract extensions". Southern Reporter. 4 May 2022.
  22. ^ Whole family get a transfer, Liverpool Echo, 30 August 2002
  23. ^ Tragedy to triumph for former Dundee United star paralysed in Tayside rail crash on way to join his team-mates, Graeme Strachan, The Courier, 26 October 2019
  24. ^ Poloc CC to dissolve after 145 years following unsuccessful discussions with new Shawholm tenant, George O'Neill, BBC Sport, 1 April 2023
  25. ^ The Academy, The W Academy. Retrieved 1 October 2023
  26. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  27. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  28. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  29. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  30. ^ Kyle Wilkie at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  32. ^ "Kyle Wilkie – Player Profile". Nairn County F.C. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  33. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  34. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  35. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  36. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  37. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  38. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.