Rex Tilley Explained

Rex Tilley
Fullname:Herbert Rex Tilley
Birth Date:16 February 1929
Birth Place:Swindon, England
Death Place:Carbis Bay, England
Position:Wing half
Years2:1953–1958
Caps2:123
Goals2:0
Years3:1958–1960
Caps3:31
Goals3:0

Herbert Rex Tilley (16 February 1929 – 14 May 2016) was an English footballer who played as a wing half. He made 154 appearances in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Swindon Town.

He began his career in non-league football with Chippenham Town before signing professional forms with Plymouth Argyle.[1] He made his debut in March 1953 and was a regular fixture in the team for the next five years. Tilley returned to Wiltshire in 1958 to sign for Swindon Town and stayed for two years before ending his career back in non-league football with Trowbridge Town.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=835&scp=1,2,5,6,7 "Rex Tilley"
  2. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/rextilley.html "Rex Tilley"