Ben Wilkinson
Wilkinson in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alistair Benjamin Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday (youth development phase coach) |
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| Youth career | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| Sheffield United | |||
| 2003–2005 | Derby County | ||
| 2005–2006 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Gretna (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | York City | 21 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Altrincham (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Chester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Tamworth | 28 | (2) |
| 2011 | Boston United | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 82 | (4) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alistair Benjamin Wilkinson (born 25 April 1987), better known as Ben Wilkinson, is an English former professional footballer who is the youth development phase coach at Sheffield Wednesday. He played as a midfielder for Hull City, Harrogate Town, Gretna, York City, Altrincham, Chester City, Tamworth and Boston United.
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Wilkinson is the son of former player and manager Howard Wilkinson. He played with the youth teams of Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Derby County, becoming a scholar with the latter in May 2003. He joined Hull City in January 2005, where he completed his scholarship. He signed a two-year professional contract with Hull in the summer of 2006. He joined Conference North club Harrogate Town on 9 December 2006 on a one-month loan, where he made five appearances before returning to Hull in January 2007.
Wilkinson went on trial with York City of the Conference National in January 2008, in which he scored two goals in a reserve-team match against Sheffield United. On 31 January 2008, he joined Gretna of the Scottish Premier League on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season. He made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Heart of Midlothian on 9 February 2008 and made 13 appearances for the club.
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