Josh Lillis
 Lillis playing for Grimsby Town |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joshua Mark Lillis | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006– | Scunthorpe United | 39 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Notts County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Rochdale (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Rochdale (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:36, 17 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Joshua Mark "Josh" Lillis (born 24 June 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a goalkeeper. He is the son of former Scunthorpe United player and assistant manager Mark Lillis.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Scunthorpe United
Born in Derby, Derbyshire, Lillis worked his way through Scunthorpe United's youth system, and made his début as a professional at Millwall on 22 December 2006. So far in his Iron career, he has been understudy to Joe Murphy, but has improved under the coaching of former Sheffield Wednesday stalwart Kevin Pressman.
In January 2009, Lillis went to Notts County on a one month loan in order to experience more first team action. He made his debut in 2–2 draw with Aldershot Town on 20 January 2009. His first clean sheet for the Magpies came on 14 February where Notts County beat Barnet 2–0. He returned to Scunthorpe making 5 appearances and 1 clean sheet.
On 1 September 2009, he signed for Grimsby Town on loan as cover for injured Nick Colgan. He made his debut on 5 September 2009 against Port Vale, in a 4–0 defeat. He played four appearance before returning to the Iron. On 30 October he joined Rochdale on an emergency seven day loan. His debut was in a 4–0 win over AFC Bournemouth on 31 October 2009.
In July 2010, he was loaned to Rochdale again for six months.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rochdale sign Scunthorpe United goalkeeper Josh Lillis". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/8793268.stm. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- Josh Lillis player profile at scunthorpe-united.co.uk
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