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Matt Gilks 
Gilks with Blackpool, November 2010Personal information Full name Matthew Gilks Date of birth 4 June 1982 Place of birth Rochdale, England Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Blackpool Number 1 Youth career 199?–2000 Rochdale Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2007 Rochdale 166 (0) 2007–2008 Norwich City 0 (0) 2008– Blackpool 65 (0) 2008 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 10 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew "Matt" Gilks (surname pronounced Jilks) (born on 4 June 1982) is a football goalkeeper who plays for Blackpool. He previously played for Rochdale for seven years before moving to Norwich City in 2007. He stayed one season with the Canaries without making a first-team appearance. He has also played for Shrewsbury Town on loan.
Although born in England, he qualifies to play for the Scotland national team and was selected for the squad in August 2010.
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Club career
Rochdale
Born in Rochdale, Gilks started his career as a 13-year-old at his hometown club, Rochdale A.F.C. He was promoted from their youth team in March 2000, and eventually replaced Neil Edwards in the first team, becoming a regular starter. He made a total of 198 appearances for the club in league and cup competitions, and by the time he was 24, he was the longest-serving player at Rochdale.[2]
Norwich City
On 1 July 2007, Gilks signed a two-year contract with Championship club Norwich City, moving on a free transfer due to his contract with Rochdale having expired.[2] He was though unable to break into the Canaries first team, spending most of the 2007–08 season sitting on the substitutes bench,[3] which also included a spell out of action with ligament damage after twisting his ankle in November 2007 in training.[4]
Blackpool
In the summer of 2008, and without having made a first-team appearance for the Canaries, Gilks signed for fellow Championship club Blackpool. He made his debut on 12 August 2008 in a 2–0 League Cup defeat to Macclesfield Town.[5]
After failing to break into the first team, he signed for League Two club Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan on 21 November to cover an injury crisis at the club.[3][6][7] He made his debut the following day in a 0–0 draw with Lincoln City at Sincil Bank.[8] He made three further appearances for the Shrews, with his final match coming on 13 December, a 1–0 defeat to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park,[9] before returning to Blackpool.
While Simon Grayson was Blackpool manager, he did not usually name a substitute goalkeeper, preferring to have five outfield players on the bench. After he left the club, in late December 2008, caretaker manager Tony Parkes immediately began naming Gilks as a substitute. After a number of matches as an unused substitute, Gilks made his league debut for Blackpool on 31 January 2009, after Paul Rachubka was sent off three minutes into the Seasiders' match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Gilks was brought on and helped the Seasiders to a 1–0 win.[10]
On 22 September 2009 he saved a penalty kick in the Seasiders' 4–3 defeat to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the third round of the 2009–10 League Cup. His first league start of the 2009–10 season came in the 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle at Bloomfield Road on 17 October. After three consecutive clean sheets, Gilks was named in The Championship "Team of the Week", along with teammates Stephen Crainey and Marcel Seip, following his performance in Blackpool's goalless draw with Swansea City on 24 October at the Liberty Stadium.[11][12] On 16 February 2010 he saved a penalty kick in the 2–0 home win over Middlesbrough.[13]
His 200th career Football League appearance came in a 1–0 home win over Ipswich Town on 6 March 2010, when he was also named Man of the Match.[14] In addition, he was again named in The Championship "Team of the Week", following his performance, which was saw a fourth clean sheet in five games.[15][16]
On 13 November 2010, in a goalless draw at West Ham United, Gilks suffered an injury to his knee cap that kept him out much of the remainder of the 2010–11 campaign.[17] He returned to the first team on 16 April 2011, in a home defeat to Wigan Athletic.
Club career statistics
- As of 12 December 2010
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Total 2000–01 Rochdale Third Division 3 0 - - 3 0 2001–02 19 0 2 0 1 0 22 0 2002–03 20 0 1 0 - 22 0 2003–04 12 0 1 0 1 0 14 0 2004–05 League Two 30 0 3 0 - 35 0 2005–06 46 0 1 0 1 0 50 0 2006–07 46 0 2 0 1 0 51 0 2007–08 Norwich City Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Blackpool Championship 5 0 0 1 0 6 0 2008–09 Shrewsbury Town (loan) League Two 4 0 0 0 4 0 2009–10 Blackpool Championship 26 0 0 0 3 0 32 0 2010–11 Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Career total 222 0 10 0 8 0 240 0 - Notes
a. All Football League Trophy results are included in totals
b. 3 league play-off appearances for Blackpool in 2010 (included in 2009–10 total)International career
On 22 August 2010 the Scottish F.A. confirmed that manager Craig Levein was considering Gilks for a call-up to the Scotland national squad for their upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Lithuania and Liechtenstein. Gilks qualifies to play for Scotland through his Scottish grandmother. Levein said of Gilks: "He is one we became aware of a while ago and have kept track of his progress. Obviously he was a key figure in Blackpool’s promotion to the Barclays Premier League and while I will not name my squad until tomorrow, he is one I think we need to take a closer look at. He comes highly recommended, is playing regularly for his club and the next logical step is for our goalkeeping coach to work closely with him."[18]
Two days later he was selected in the Scotland squad, joining fellow Blackpool player Charlie Adam.[19][20] On his call up Gilks said: "My grandmother was Scottish and they've traced the roots back and checked it. I'm eligible and it's great to be in the squad. Everybody knows that I am English but England doesn't come knocking on the door of Blackpool Football Club and I think that's a problem. They look at the bigger clubs. To be honest it was nice of Scotland to come and have a look at me and find out about me."[21]
In November 2010, Gilks had to withdraw from the Scotland squad through injury.[22] He again withdrew on 10 August 2011, hours before kick-off in a friendly against Denmark, with an ankle injury.[23]
Honours
- Championship play-off final winner: 2009–10
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~10579,00.html. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Norwich to sign Rochdale keeper". bbc.co.uk. 27 June 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/6245490.stm. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Gilks solves Shrews keeper crisis". bbc.co.uk. 21 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7741834.stm. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Gilks looks set for rapid return". bbc.co.uk. 30 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7121044.stm. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Macclesfield 2–0 Blackpool". Soccerbase. 12 August 2008. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=559154. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "New Keeper Joins". Shrewsbury Town F.C.. 21 November 2008. http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1461894,00.html. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Matt Gilks". Shrewsbury Town F.C.. 21 November 2008. http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1461949,00.html. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Lincoln 0–0 Shrewsbury". Soccerbase. 22 November 2008. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=570857. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Grimsby 1–0 Shrewsbury". Soccerbase. 22 November 2008. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=571633. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Report – Crystal Palace vs Blackpool". Blackpool F.C.. 31 January 2009. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10432~45460,00.html. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Trio Named In Team Of The Week". Blackpool F.C.. 27 October 2009. http://www.blackpoolfc.co,uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1838549,00.html. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Championship Team Of The Week (26/10/2009)" (PDF). The Football League. 26 October 2009. http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/e/41/0,,10794~147726,00.pdf. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Blackpool vs Middlesbrough". Blackpool F.C.. 16 February 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10432~48032,00.html. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Blackpool vs Ipswich Town". Blackpool F.C.. 6 March 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10432~47457,00.html. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Gilks In Team Of The Week". Blackpool F.C.. 6 March 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1988418,00.html. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Championship Team Of The Week (08/03/2010)" (PDF). The Football League. 8 March 2010. http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/7/4b/0,,10794~150279,00.pdf. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Blackpool dealt Matt Gilks injury blow" - BBC Sport, 18 November 2010
- ^ "Gilks can be tartan tower of strength". Scottish F.A.. 22 August 2010. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=128&newsID=6365. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "GILKS JOINS CHARLIE IN SCOTLAND SQUAD". Blackpool F.C.. 24 August 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2132999,00.html. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Scotland squad announcement Tuesday, 24 August 2010". Scottish F.A.. 24 August 2010. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=128&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=6379. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Grandma Gilks proves Scottish call-up". Blackpool Gazette. 25 August 2010. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Grandma-Gilks-proves-Scottish-callup.6492772.jp. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Gilks poised for Pool return" - SkySports.com, 9 March 2011
- ^ "Blackpool's Matt Gilks withdraws from Scotland squad" - BBC Sport, 10 August 2011
External links
- Matthew Gilks player profile at blackpoolfc.co.uk
- Matthew Gilks player profile at canaries.co.uk
- Matthew Gilks player profile at rochdaleafc.co.uk
- Matthew Gilks career stats at Soccerbase
Blackpool F.C. – current squad 1 Gilks · 3 Crainey · 4 Southern · 5 Eardley · 6 Evatt · 7 Clarke · 8 Grandin · 9 K. Phillips · 10 Ormerod · 11 Bruna · 12 Taylor-Fletcher · 13 Bogdanović · 14 Sylvestre · 15 Baptiste · 16 Ferguson (c) · 17 Basham · 18 Hill · 19 Husband · 20 Cathcart · 23 M. Phillips · 26 Tomsett · 28 Dodd · 29 Howard · 31 Ángel · 32 Djordjic · 33 Harris · 34 Kettings · 36 Ince · 37 Shelvey · 38 LuaLua · 39 McManaman · Manager: Holloway
Categories:- 1982 births
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- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
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