Curtis Tilt
{{short description|English footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Curtis Tilt
|image = Curtis Tilt 2025.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = Tilt in 2025.
|fullname = Curtis Anthony Tilt{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool |publisher=English Football League |page=6 |accessdate=18 October 2019}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|4|df=y}}
|birth_place = Walsall, England
|height = {{convert|1.89|m|order=flip}}
|position = Centre-back
|currentclub = Salford City
|clubnumber = 16
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2012–2013
|clubs1 = Gornal Athletic
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2013
|clubs2 = Tipton Town
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 2013–2015
|clubs3 = Halesowen Town
|caps3 =
|goals3 =
|years4 = 2015
|clubs4 = Hednesford Town
|caps4 = 7
|goals4 = 2
|years5 = 2015–2016
|clubs5 = AFC Telford United
|caps5 = 31
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2016–2017
|clubs6 = Wrexham
|caps6 = 36
|goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2017
|clubs7 = → Forest Green Rovers (loan)
|caps7 = 7
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2017–2020
|clubs8 = Blackpool
|caps8 = 99
|goals8 = 5
|years9 = 2020–2022
|clubs9 = Rotherham United
|caps9 = 1
|goals9 = 0
|years10 = 2020–2021
|clubs10 = → Wigan Athletic (loan)
|caps10 = 13
|goals10 = 0
|years11 = 2021
|clubs11 = → Wigan Athletic (loan)
|caps11 = 23
|goals11 = 3
|years12 = 2021–2022
|clubs12 = → Wigan Athletic (loan)
|caps12 = 8
|goals12 = 2
|years13 = 2022–2023
|clubs13 = Wigan Athletic
|caps13 = 38
|goals13 = 1
|years14 = 2023–
|clubs14 = Salford City
|caps14 = 82
|goals14 = 4
|nationalyears1 = 2021
|nationalteam1 = Jamaica
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 15:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 18:42, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
}}
Curtis Anthony Tilt (born 4 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{English football updater|SalfordC}} club Salford City. He will join Bradford City on 1 July 2025. Born in England, he represented Jamaica at international level.
Club career
Born in Walsall,{{soccerway|curtis-tilt/393017|accessdate=18 June 2017}} Tilt was working in a quarry and had largely stopped playing football when he was spotted by Gornal Athletic playing in a tournament organised by Sporting Khalsa.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/2020/06/11/matt-maher-curtis-tilt-deserves-his-shot-at-big-league-football/|title=Curtis Tilt deserves his shot at big league football|date=5 June 2020|accessdate=2 January 2021|publisher=Express and Star}} After one season with Gornal he left to join Tipton Town in the summer of 2013, but then moved on again to Halesowen Town in September of the same year.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/northern-premier-league/7858/yeltz-capture-tiptons-tilt/|title=Yeltz Capture Tipton's Tilt|date=5 September 2013|accessdate=2 January 2021|publisher=The Non-League Paper}} After two seasons with Halesowen, Tilt moved on to Hednesford Town in 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/non-league/2015/06/03/curtis-tilt-signs-for-hednesford/|title=Curtis Tilt signs for Hednesford Town|date=3 June 2015|accessdate=2 January 2021|publisher=Express and Star}} before signing for Wrexham in June 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36470670|title=Wrexham sign Wayne Rooney's brother John from rivals Chester|date=7 June 2016|accessdate=18 June 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}} and moving on loan to Forest Green Rovers in March 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39374781|title=Forest Green Rovers: Wrexham's Curtis Tilt joins on loan|date=23 March 2017|accessdate=18 June 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}} He signed for Blackpool in June 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40294275|title=Curtis Tilt: Blackpool sign Wrexham defender on two-year contract|date=15 June 2017|accessdate=18 June 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}
Tilt signed for Rotherham United on 31 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2020/january/tilt-moves-to-rotherham-united/ "Tilt Moves To Rotherham United"] – Blackpool F.C., 31 January 2020
In October 2020 Tilt moved on loan to Wigan Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://wiganathletic.com/news/2020/october/Signing-Curtis-Tilt-joins-Latics-on-loan-from-Rotherham-United/|title=Wigan Athletic FC – Central defender Curtis Tilt joins John Sheridan's Latics squad until January.|first=Wigan Athletic|last=FC|website=Wigan Athletic FC|date=15 October 2020 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54558277|title=Wigan sign Rotherham defender Tilt|work=BBC Sport }} On 30 January 2021, he rejoined Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2021/january/read--tilt-re-joins-wigan-athletic-on-loan/ |title=Tilt re-joins Wigan Athletic on loan |publisher=Rotherham United FC |date=30 January 2021 |accessdate=30 January 2021}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55871526|title=Rotherham's Tilt rejoins Wigan on loan|work=BBC Sport }} He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–2 loss to AFC Wimbledon on 6 February 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55866991 |title=Wigan 2–3 AFC Wimbledon|date=6 February 2021|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 February 2021 }}
He re-joined Wigan Athletic for a third loan spell on loan on 31 August 2021.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58402184|title=Wigan sign Bennett, Kerr and Tilt|work=BBC Sport }} Although the loan was originally until the end of the season, Rotherham exercised the option to recall in the January transfer window on 14 January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2022/january/read--tilt-recalled-from-wigan-loan-spell/|title=Tilt recalled from Wigan loan spell|publisher=Rotherham United F.C.|date=14 January 2021}} He returned to Wigan later that month on a permanent deal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60132698|title=Wigan sign loanee Tilt on permanent deal|work=BBC Sport }}
On 18 July 2023, Tilt signed for League Two club Salford City on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/curtis-tilt-signs-180723/|title=Curtis Tilt signs for The Ammies|website=salfordcityfc.co.uk|date=18 July 2023|accessdate=18 July 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66239334|title=Salford sign Wigan defender Tilt|work=BBC Sport }} He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2024–25 season. {{cite web|url=https://www.salfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/12/retained-and-released-list-confirmed/|title=Retained and released list confirmed|website=www.salfordcityfc.co.uk|date=12 May 2025|accessdate=13 May 2025}}
On 4 June 2025, Tilt agreed to join newly promoted League One side Bradford City on a two-year deal from 1 July. {{cite web|url=https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/news/2025/june/04/tilt-makes-city-switch-/|title=TILT MAKES CITY SWITCH|website=www.bradfordcityafc.com|date=4 June 2025|accessdate=4 June 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/25213733.bradford-city-sign-former-wigan-salford-man-curtis-tilt/|title=Bantams bring in former title winner Tilt after his Salford exit|date=4 June 2025|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus}} Tilt defended himself after some fans criticised the signing due to Tilt's age, at 33.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/25219832.bradford-city-new-man-insists-fans-neednt-worry-age/|title=Tilt not shaken by City reaction as he insists he is "not normal 33-year-old"|date=7 June 2025|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus}}
International career
In March 2021, he was one of six English-born players to receive their first call-up to the Jamaica national team.{{Cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210317/jff-names-team-usa-friendly|title=JFF names team for USA friendly|date=17 March 2021|website=jamaica-gleaner.com}} On 25 March 2021, he made his Jamaica debut when he came on in the 64th minute of a 4–1 defeat to the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/03/international-friendly-usmnt-4-jamaica-1-match-report-stats-standings|title=International Friendly: USA 4 – Jamaica 1|website=ussoccer.com|date=25 March 2021|access-date=28 March 2021}} Tilt said that playing for Jamaica was the proudest moment of his career.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/25229603.bradford-city-signing-hopes-return-jamaica-contention/|title=Tilt hopes City displays can help him relive "proudest achievement" with Jamaica|date=11 June 2025|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus}}
Personal life
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|matched played on 3 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hednesford Town
|2015–16{{soccerway|curtis-tilt/393017|accessdate=29 September 2017}} |7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Telford United
|National League North |31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy}} | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Wrexham
|36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan)
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|79206|2016|accessdate=29 September 2017}} |National League |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Blackpool
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|79206|2017|accessdate=29 September 2017}} |42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|79206|2018|accessdate=20 August 2018}}
|League One |37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|79206|2019|accessdate=7 March 2020}}
|League One |20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!99 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 5 | |
| rowspan=4|Rotherham United
|League One |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|79206|2020|accessdate=4 January 2021}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|79206|2021|accessdate=21 September 2021}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wigan Athletic (loan)
|League One |36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 36 | 3 | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan)
|League One |8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Wigan Athletic
|League One |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|79206|2022|accessdate=6 October 2024}}
|Championship |26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 28 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Salford City
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|79206|2023|accessdate=6 October 2024}} |45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 51 | 5 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|79206|2024|accessdate=6 October 2024}}
|League Two |37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!82 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 6 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!345 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 376 | 20 |
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=International=
{{updated|1 September 2022}}{{NFT player|pid=82005|accessdate=1 September 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica
|2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 2 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Salford City F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tilt, Curtis}}
Category:Footballers from Walsall
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Jamaican men's footballers
Category:Jamaica men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Gornal Athletic F.C. players
Category:Tipton Town F.C. players
Category:Halesowen Town F.C. players
Category:Hednesford Town F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players
Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:Rotherham United F.C. players
Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Category:Salford City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English people of Jamaican descent