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Ben Wilkinson

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Ben Wilkinson
Wilkinson in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alistair Benjamin Wilkinson[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-25) 25 April 1987 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
(first-team coach)
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)
Managerial career
2024–2026 Manchester City EDS
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alistair Benjamin Wilkinson (born 25 April 1987) is a former professional footballer who coaches at Derby County. He played as a midfielder for Hull City, Harrogate Town, Gretna, York City, Altrincham, Chester City, Tamworth and Boston United.

After retirement as a player, Wilkinson moved into coaching working at Sheffield Wednesday's and Manchester City's academies, before joining Derby County first-team coaching setup in 2026.

Playing career

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Early career

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Wilkinson playing for York City in 2008

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire,[3] Wilkinson is the son of former player and manager Howard Wilkinson.[4] He played with the youth teams of Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Derby County,[5] becoming a scholar with the latter in May 2003.[6] He joined Hull City in January 2005, where he completed his scholarship.[7] He signed a two-year professional contract with Hull in the summer of 2006.[2] He joined Conference North club Harrogate Town on 9 December 2006 on a one-month loan,[8] where he made five appearances[9] before returning to Hull in January 2007.[10]

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.[4] On 31 January 2008, he joined Gretna of the Scottish Premier League on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.[11] 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.[12]

York City

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He joined Conference Premier club York City on 10 June 2008 on a two-year contract.[13][14] His debut came in a 1–0 away win against Crawley Town on 9 August 2008.[15] He scored his first goal in a 3–1 defeat away to Wrexham on 7 October 2008.[15][16]

On 26 March 2009, Wilkinson joined York's Conference Premier rivals Altrincham on loan until the end of 2008–09.[14] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–2 home draw with Crawley Town, and started in the subsequent match, a 1–0 away defeat to Ebbsfleet United.[17][18] He finished the spell with nine appearances.[17] He left York on 2 July 2009 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[19]

Chester City

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Wilkinson signed for newly relegated Conference Premier club Chester City on 9 July 2009.[20] Wilkinson scored in the first minute of his debut against Cambridge United on 15 August 2009, but Chester lost 4–2.[21] He made 28 appearances for Chester in 2009–10,[22] although these were expunged from the records after Chester were expelled from the Football Conference in March 2010.[23] He left the club following their liquidation on 10 March 2010[24][25] and in April went on trial with League Two club Bradford City, playing in reserve-team matches against Newcastle United and Leeds United.[26]

Tamworth

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Wilkinson signed for Conference Premier club Tamworth on 26 August 2010 following a trial.[27] His first goal came in a 1–0 away win over Mansfield Town,[28] with a shot into the bottom corner from six yards from Danny Thomas' pass on 30 minutes.[29] Wilkinson scored a goal against York in a 2–1 away win on 16 April 2011 to help Tamworth fight relegation.[30]

Boston United

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Wilkinson signed for Conference North club Boston United on 30 July 2011 after a trial,[31][32] having been set to follow former Tamworth players Aaron Mitchell and Jason Bradley to Eastwood Town.[33] He found himself out of the team early in 2011–12 because of a knee injury but later established himself at right back due to a shortage in that position.[34] He left Boston on 7 November 2011[35] after making 10 appearances for the club.[36]

Coaching career

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By November 2013, Wilkinson had taken on the position of youth development phase coach at Sheffield Wednesday.[37]

He joined Manchester City's academy in July 2018 as Under 23 Assistant Coach to Paul Harsley. In August 2020, he moved into a role as Under 16 Lead Coach.[38] In July 2021, he moved into the role of under-18 lead coach before progressing to the under-21 and lead EDS coach role in July 2024, before leaving City on 30 June 2026.[39]

On 1 July 2026, Wilkinson joined the first-team coaching setup at EFL Championship club Derby County, working under head coach John Eustace.[40]

Career statistics

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Wilkinson playing for Tamworth in 2011
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2006–07[41] Championship 000000—00
2007–08[12] Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Harrogate Town (loan) 2006–07[9] Conference North 30——2[a]050
Gretna (loan) 2007–08[12] Scottish Premier League 130———130
York City 2008–09[15] Conference Premier 21220—2[b]0252
Altrincham (loan) 2008–09[17] Conference Premier 90———90
Tamworth 2010–11[28] Conference Premier 28220—1[a]0312
Boston United 2011–12[36] Conference North 8020——100
Career total 824600050934
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Conference League Cup, one in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2010 and 30/09/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profiles: Ben Wilkinson". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "B. Wilkinson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "A City family affair for Ben and Howard". The Press. York. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "York City: Minstermen set for energy boost". Yorkshire Evening Post. Leeds. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Welcome on board". Derby County F.C. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2011. [dead link]
  7. ↑ "Holmes loan extended". Derby County F.C. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2011. [dead link]
  8. ↑ Beill, Andy (24 July 2008). "2006 transfers". Hull City Online. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. 1 2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. pp. 214–215. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
  10. ↑ "Player update". Hull City A.F.C. 3 January 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Gretna lose Caig, add Wilkinson". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ben Wilkinson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. ↑ Kelly, Tony (11 June 2008). "Midfield versatility of new signings cheers City manager". The Press. York. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  14. 1 2 Flett, Dave (27 March 2009). "Manager Martin Foyle warns York City they must do it for themselves". The Press. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  15. 1 2 3 Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
  16. ↑ "Wrexham 3–1 York". BBC Sport. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  17. 1 2 3 Williams; Wright (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2010. pp. 34–35.
  18. ↑ "Altrincham 2–2 Crawley". BBC Sport. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  19. ↑ Flett, Dave (2 July 2009). "York City part company with Ben Wilkinson". The Press. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  20. ↑ "Chester City FC: Mick Wadsworth signs four more". Chester Chronicle. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
  21. ↑ "Chester City 2 Cambridge United 4". Chester Chronicle. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
  22. ↑ "Season 2009/2010". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 26 April 2011. [dead link]
  23. ↑ "Chester City results erased from Blue Square Premier". BBC Sport. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "Lambs swoop for former Chester City man". Tamworth Herald. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  25. ↑ "Chester City wound up in High Court". BBC Sport. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  26. ↑ "Leeds United 3 Bradford City 0 – Reserves report". Bradford City A.F.C. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  27. ↑ "Tamworth complete Ben Wilkinson deal". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  28. 1 2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
  29. ↑ "Mansfield Town 0–1 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  30. ↑ "York 1–2 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  31. ↑ "Boston United's Ben Wilkinson wants to become a chip off the old block". Boston Standard. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  32. ↑ "Wilkinson aims to follow in his father's footsteps". Boston Standard. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  33. ↑ "Perry moves to the Imps". Tamworth F.C. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  34. ↑ "Browne on the ball: A hair-raising family experience for Wilkinson". Boston Standard. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  35. ↑ "Boston's Jason Lee unhappy with poor second-half display". BBC Sport. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  36. 1 2 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 174–175. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
  37. ↑ "Howard's way". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  38. ↑ "Ben Wilkinson- Linkedin".
  39. ↑ "Wilkinson departs City EDS for Derby County". Manchester City. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  40. ↑ "Wilkinson coaching addition is signal of Derby's intent". BBC Sport. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Ben Wilkinson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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