George Pilkington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1981
Place of Birth: Rugeley, England, United Kingdom
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About George Pilkington
- George Edward Pilkington (born 7 November 1981) is an English former professional footballer.
- During his playing career he was a defender, and made 647 league and cup appearances across a 16-year professional career in the English Football League and National League. Pilkington started his career at Everton 1998, staying at the club for five years without ever making a first team appearance.
- In 2002, he had a short loan spell at Exeter City.
- In 2003, he signed with Port Vale, a club where he spent another five years; this time as a key member of the first team.
- He was announced as the club's Player of the Year in the 2005–06 season.
- After making over 250 appearances for the club, he moved to Luton Town.
- After a slow start due to injuries, Pilkington managed to become an ever-present in the Luton defence, and helped the club to win the 2009 Football League Trophy.
- He was also voted Player of the Season in the 2009–10 season.
- He switched to Mansfield Town in June 2012, and won the Conference Premier title with the club in 2012–13.
- He joined Forest Green Rovers on loan in August 2013, and was loaned out to Macclesfield Town in February 2014.
- He went on to join Macclesfield permanently in the summer, and was voted Player of the Year in his first three seasons at the club.
- He also played in the club's defeat at the 2017 FA Trophy Final.
- He helped the club to win promotion back to the Football League as champions of the National League in 2017–18, before announcing his retirement in June 2018.
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