Brian Kilcline

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Nottingham
Date Of Birth
May 7, 1962
Age
62
Height (cm)
188
Games Played
213
-
Per Game
Games Started
212
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
18613
87.4
Per Game
Goals
35
0.2
Per Game
Assists
6
0.03
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

FA Cup winner 1987

Affectionately known as ‘Killer’, Kilcline was the first Coventry City captain to hold aloft the FA Cup but his ‘Viking’ looks will be remembered for much more. He joined Notts County as an apprentice and in his first full season he helped County to promotion to Division 1 for the first time in over 50 years and was a major reason why they stayed in Division 1 for the next three seasons. After County were relegated in 1984 Bobby Gould signed the big centre-half for £60,000 and he forged a partnership with Trevor Peake that was the cornerstone of City’s defence for almost seven years. He had a reputation for being hard and lacking the finer skills but he became an outstanding skipper and developed a talent for set-piece goals. His goals direct from free-kicks against Southampton in 1987 and Crystal Palace in 1991 were memorable, not to mention his goal in 1985 in the vital home game with Luton. His penalty record was excellent, until 1989-90 when he missed several and retired from the job. His most vital spot-kick was the last minute winner against Arsenal in their Championship season of 1988-89, after he had missed one earlier in the game. He had some problems off the pitch, but on it his inspirational style made him a big City favourite. After Terry Butcher’s arrival in 1990 he was rarely in favour and joined Oldham in 1991. Nine months later he joined Kevin Keegan’s revolution at Newcastle and helped them avoid relegation to Division 3. A spell at Swindon in their only season in the Premier League was followed with two seasons at Mansfield. In 1997-98 he helped Halifax win the Conference and subsequently joined Altrincham.

Penalties (27 - 20 scored)
1985-86
3 September 1985 v Oxford United H, scored
20 October 1985 v Tottenham Hotspur H, scored
11 January 1986 v Aston Villa H, scored
16 February 1986 v Birmingham City H, x2 both scored
1986-87
14 February 1987 v Chelsea H, scored
1987-88
18 August 1987 v Luton Town A, scored
22 August 1987 v Norwich City A, scored
14 November 1987 v Wimbledon H, scored
9 January 1988 v Torquay United H, scored
21 Januray 1989 v Wimbledon H, saved but rebound scored
21 February 1989 v Arsenal H, 1 scored, 1 missed
2 March 1988 v Reading A, shootout, scored
15 March 1988 v Luton Town H, scored
5 April 1988 v Wimbledon A, scored
30 April 1988 v Portsmouth H, scored
1988-89
3 September 1988 v Everton H, saved
2 November 1988 v Nottingham Forest A, scored
2 January 1989 v Sheffield Wednesday H, scored
21 January 1989 v Wimbledon H, saved (scored rebound)
21 February 1989 v Arsenal H, x2 - 1 saved, 1 scored
11 March 1989 v West Ham United A, scored
8 April 1989 v Norwich City H, missed (wide left)
1989-90
19 September 1989 v Grimsby Town A, scored
1990-91
1 September 1990 v Nottingham Forest H, x2 - 1 scored, 1 wide

Free kick goals (6)
1985-86
8 October 1985 v Chester City H
3 May 1986 v Queens Park Rangers H
1986-87
13 September 1986 v Newcastle United H
9 May 1987 v Southampton H
1989-90
26 August 1989 v Crystal Palace A
1990-91
2 March 1991 v Crystal Palace H

Red cards (1)
1984-85
15 September 1984 v Manchester United H, two bookings

Football League First Division (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
14
14
1190′
2
3 (1)
1989-1990
Coventry City
11
11
990′
3
1 (0)
1988-1989
Coventry City
33
33
2901′
5
4 (3)
1987-1988
Coventry City
28
28
2497′
2
8 (6)
1986-1987
Coventry City
29
29
2498′
1
3 (1)
2
1985-1986
Coventry City
32
32
2879′
4
7 (5)
1
1984-1985
Coventry City
26
26
2286′
3
1
2 (0)
1
173
173
0
15241′
20
1
0
28 (16)
4
0
FA Cup (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1 (0)
1988-1989
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1987-1988
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (1)
1986-1987
Coventry City
6
6
568′
1985-1986
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1 (0)
1984-1985
Coventry City
2
2
180′
15
15
0
1378′
0
0
0
3 (1)
0
0
Full Members Cup (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1989-1990
Coventry City
1
1
80′
1988-1989
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1987-1988
Coventry City
3
3
300′
1
1985-1986
Coventry City
2
2
180′
7
7
0
650′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1990-1991
Coventry City
2
2
123′
1989-1990
Coventry City
4
4
290′
2
1 (1)
1988-1989
Coventry City
3
3
244′
1 (1)
1987-1988
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1986-1987
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
1985-1986
Coventry City
4
4
304′
1 (0)
2
1984-1985
Coventry City
2
1
1
113′
1
17
16
1
1254′
3
0
0
4 (2)
2
0
Charity Shield (England)
1987-1988
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1
0
90′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
213
212
1
18613′
24
1
0
35 (19)
6
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Barclays Football League First Division 1990-1991
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
20`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 3:1
90`
2
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
FA Cup 1990-1991
FA Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
A
W 0:1
90`
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1990-1991
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Rumbelows Cup 1990-1991
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 2:3
33`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
W 4:2
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Barclays Football League First Division 1989-1990
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:0
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
38`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
72`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1989-1990
Zenith Data Systems Cup 1989-1990
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
L 1:3
80`
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Barclays Football League First Division 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
75`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 5:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:2
62`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 3:4
64`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
90`
Simod Cup 1988-1989
Simod Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1988-1989
FA Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Sutton United
A
L 2:1
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1988-1989
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:2
64`
1
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
AFC Bournemouth
A
W 0:4
90`
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Barclays Football League First Division 1987-1988
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 4:0
67`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Oxford United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 0:3
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 2:1
90`
Simod Cup 1987-1988
Simod Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Reading
A
D 1:1
120`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 1987-1988
FA Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1987-1988
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1987-1988
Coventry City
Cambridge United
A
W 0:1
FA Charity Shield 1987-1988
FA Charity Shield 1987-1988
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
90`
FA Cup 1986-1987
FA Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 3:2
88`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 3:2
120`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
Today Football League First Division 1986-1987
Today Football League First Division 1986-1987
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 3:0
37`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:3
76`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 1:0
45`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1986-1987
Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1986-1987
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
W 3:2
90`
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 4:4
90`
2
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
89`
2
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 5:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1985-1986
FA Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 3:2
70`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chester City
H
W 7:2
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Chester City
A
W 1:2
54`
Full Members Cup 1985-1986
Full Members Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 3:0
90`
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:3
36`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1984-1985
FA Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Milk Cup 1984-1985
Milk Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Walsall
H
L 0:3
23`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 1:2
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
Thu, 01 Aug, 1991
£400,000
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
Thu, 01 Aug, 1991
£400,000
Notts County
Coventry City
Mon, 11 Jun, 1984
£60,000
Notts County
Coventry City
Mon, 11 Jun, 1984
£60,000