James Tilley (footballer)

James Alexander David Tilley (born 13 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for League Two side Crawley Town.

James Tilley
Tilley with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2015
Personal information
Full name James Alexander David Tilley[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998
Place of birth Billingshurst, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 38
Youth career
2011–2015 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2019 → Cork City (loan) 19 (0)
2019–2020 → Yeovil Town (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2021 Grimsby Town 24 (2)
2021– Crawley Town 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:59, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Tilley made his debut professional appearance for Brighton on 2 May 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 95th minute for Jake Forster-Caskey, in Brighton's last game of the 2014–15 season in which they drew 0–0 away to Middlesbrough.[3] Tilley's second appearance for Brighton came in a 2–4 League Cup victory over Oxford United in the 2016–17 season, with Tilley coming on as a substitute for Elvis Manu in the 87th minute.[4] Tilley scored his first goal for Brighton in an EFL Cup tie against Barnet on 22 August 2017, where Brighton won 1–0 at Falmer Stadium.[5]

Loan to Cork City

On 18 January 2019, it was confirmed that Tilley had joined League of Ireland club Cork City on a six-month loan.[6] Tilley made his Cork City debut in the President's Cup on 9 February 2019 - Cork City lost 2–1 to Dundalk.[7] On 15 February Tilley made his league debut for Cork City in a 1–0 away defeat against St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland.[8] Tilley scored his first goal for Cork on 1 April in a League Cup match against local side Cobh Ramblers. Opening the scoring in a 4–1 home victory to Cork.[9] Tilley's loan spell ended with Cork sitting only just above the relegation zone.

Loan to Yeovil Town

On 2 September 2019, Tilley signed for National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the season.[10] He made his debut for The Glovers a day later, coming on as a substitute in the 1–0 home win over Sutton.[11]

Grimsby Town

On 15 January 2020, Tilley's loan with Yeovil Town was cut short to sign permanently by Ian Holloway for League Two side Grimsby Town on an initial 18-month contract.[12] Following a managerial change at Grimsby that saw the appointment of Paul Hurst, Tilley was substituted at half time in his Hurst's first game in charge against Cambridge United and the following week he was left out of the squad that travelled to Port Vale, with Hurst saying Tilley's absence had not been down to injury.[13] On 14 January 2021, after a year with the club Tilley left Grimsby after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[14]

Crawley Town

On 15 January 2021, Tilley joined fellow League Two side Crawley Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal with the option for a further year.[15] 15 days later he made his debut as a half time substitute away at Cambridge United in an eventual 3–1 loss.[16]

Personal life

Tilley is part of a footballing family; his father is chairman of Sussex County League club Billingshurst and his eldest brother Nick has also played at County League level.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2014–15[18] Championship 100000—10
2015–16[19] Championship 0000100010
2016–17[20] Championship 000010—10
2017–18[21] Premier League 000011—11
2018–19[22] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20[23] Premier League 000000—00
Total 1000310041
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2016–17[20] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
2017–18[21] ———3[lower-alpha 1]131
2018–19[22] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total ———101101
Cork City (loan) 2019[2][24] LOI Premier Division 19000214[lower-alpha 2]2253
Yeovil Town (loan) 2019–20[23] National League 19020—2[lower-alpha 3]0230
Grimsby Town 2019–20[23] League Two 100—0000100
2020–21[25] League Two 142001000152
Total 242001000252
Crawley Town 2020–21[25] League Two 2000——20
Career total 6522062163897
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. One appearance in President of Ireland's Cup, three appearances and two goals in Munster Senior Cup
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Cork City

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "J. Tilley: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. "Middlesbrough 0–0 Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. "Oxford United 2–4 Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. "Brighton 1–0 Barnet". BBC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. Naylor, Andy (18 January 2019). "James Tilley becomes latest Albion under-23s player sent out on loan". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. "Dundalk defeat Cork City to lift President's Cup". 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  8. "St Patrick's Athletic 1-0 Cork City - Match report & Highlights". 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  9. "Cork City 4–1 Cobh Ramblers". 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. "Seagulls attacker flies in". Yeovil Town F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. "Yeovil Town 1-0 Sutton United - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  12. "Tilley Signs For The Mariners". grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Grimsby Town F.C. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  13. Findlater, James (14 January 2021). "James Tilley leaves Grimsby Town by mutual consent after Paul Hurst conversation". Grimsby Live. Reach plc. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. "Tilley Departs By Mutual Consent". Grimsby Town F.C. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  15. Findlater, James (15 January 2021). "James Tilley joins League Two club after leaving Grimsby Town". GrimsbyLive. Reach plc. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  16. "Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley Town - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  17. "Tilley's tipped to have a bright future by Albion boss Hughton". West Sussex County Times. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  18. "Games played by James Tilley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  19. "Games played by James Tilley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  20. "Games played by James Tilley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  21. "Games played by James Tilley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  22. "Games played by James Tilley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  23. "Games played by James Tilley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  24. "James Tilley". Cork City F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  25. "Games played by James Tilley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  26. "Cork City clinch third Munster Senior Cup in a row". Evening Echo. The Irish Times. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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