Player Profile: David Lilley

Full Name: David Lilley

Nickname: Unknown

Squad No: 4

Position: Defender Right/Centre

Date of Birth: 31st October 1977

Birth Place: Bellshill

Height: 6ft 1ins

Former Clubs: Queen of the South, Aberdeen, Ross County (loan), Partick Thistle

Signed for Killie: 30th January 2004

Contract Ends: 30th January 2006

Notes: David started his career at Queen of the South where he spent four years before being picked up by Aberdeen. He was very unlucky with injuries at the Dons and was farmed out to Ross County to regain fitness. David signed for Partick in 2002 and was rated as one of their best players. He first came to the attention of Killie fans when he took out new signing Danny Invincibile with a shocking challenge and was sent off at Rugby Park. A few months later Killie were shipping out the high earners and when former Premiership right back Greg Shields was shipped out to Dunfermline, Jim Jefferies swooped for Lilley as a direct replacement...at a fraction of the wages. It proved to be a real master stroke and shrewd piece of business by JJ. Lilley is a good full back but he has proved to be an even better central defender. He can tackle, man mark, has decent distribution and above all is a great header of the ball. Does really well coming forward at set pieces.