Curtis Tilt

Curtis Tilt
Tilt in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Curtis Anthony Tilt[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Gornal Athletic
2013 Tipton Town
2013–2015 Halesowen Town
2015 Hednesford Town 7 (2)
2015–2016 AFC Telford United 31 (0)
2016–2017 Wrexham 36 (1)
2017 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2020 Blackpool 99 (5)
2020–2022 Rotherham United 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 13 (0)
2021 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 23 (3)
2021–2022 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 8 (2)
2022–2023 Wigan Athletic 38 (1)
2023–2025 Salford City 82 (4)
2025–2026 Bradford City 32 (0)
2026– Burton Albion 2 (0)
International career‡
2021 Jamaica 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:11, 23 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:42, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Curtis Anthony Tilt (born 4 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Burton Albion. Born in England, he represented Jamaica at international level.

Club career

Early career

Born in Walsall,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] After two seasons with Halesowen, Tilt moved on to Hednesford Town in 2015,[5] before signing for Wrexham in June 2016,[6] and moving on loan to Forest Green Rovers in March 2017.[7] He signed for Blackpool in June 2017.[8]

Tilt signed for Rotherham United on 31 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[9]

In October 2020 Tilt moved on loan to Wigan Athletic.[10][11] On 30 January 2021, he rejoined Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[12][13] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–2 loss to AFC Wimbledon on 6 February 2021.[14]

He re-joined Wigan Athletic for a third loan spell on loan on 31 August 2021.[15] 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.[16] He returned to Wigan later that month on a permanent deal.[17]

On 18 July 2023, Tilt signed for League Two club Salford City on a two-year deal.[18][19] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[20]

Bradford City

On 4 June 2025, Tilt agreed to join newly promoted League One side Bradford City on a two-year deal from 1 July.[21][22] Tilt defended himself after some fans criticised the signing due to his age, at 33.[23] Tilt later praised the club's pre-season preparations.[24] In September 2025 he underwent hamstring surgery and was ruled out for a number of months.[25] In October it was confirmed that he would remain out-of-action for a few more months.[26]

He returned to action in January 2026, saying he was grateful for the time to recover,[27] nothing that the club's good firm made them a target for other teams.[28] Later that month, Tilt suffered racist abuse in the West Yorkshire derby away at Huddersfield,[29] with a man later being arrested.[30]

In March 2026, Tilt spoke about the players' battling attributes as they sought promotion through the playoffs.[31]

Burton Albion

After one season with Bradford, Tilt signed for Burton Albion on 29 June 2026 for an undisclosed fee.[32] He wanted to return to the Midlands for family reasons.[33]

International career

In March 2021, he was one of six English-born players to receive their first call-up to the Jamaica national team.[34] 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.[35] Tilt said that playing for Jamaica was the proudest moment of his career.[36]

Personal life

Tilt was born in England and is of Jamaican descent.[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of matched played on 22 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hednesford Town 2015–16[38] National League North 7200—0072
Telford United 2015–16[38] National League North 31000—1[a]0320
Wrexham 2016–17[38] National League 36110—1[a]0381
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2016–17[39] National League 70——0070
Blackpool 2017–18[40] League One 421000030451
2018–19[41] League One 374302000424
2019–20[42] League One 20020002[b]0240
Total 9955020501115
Rotherham United 2019–20[42] League One 1000000010
2020–21[43] Championship 000000—00
2021–22[44] League One 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2020–21[43] League One 3630000—363
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2021–22[44] League One 82101020122
Wigan Athletic 2021–22[44] League One 120000000120
2022–23[45] Championship 2612000—281
Total 381200000401
Salford City 2023–24[46] League Two 45322301[b]0515
2024–25[47] League Two 371301000411
Total 824524010926
Bradford City 2025–26 League One 32000102[c]0350
Burton Albion 2026–27 League One 2000100030
Career total 379181429012041420
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in the play-offs

International

As of 1 September 2022[48]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National TeamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202120
Total20

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Curtis Tilt at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Curtis Tilt deserves his shot at big league football". Express and Star. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Yeltz Capture Tipton's Tilt". The Non-League Paper. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Curtis Tilt signs for Hednesford Town". Express and Star. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wrexham sign Wayne Rooney's brother John from rivals Chester". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers: Wrexham's Curtis Tilt joins on loan". BBC Sport. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Curtis Tilt: Blackpool sign Wrexham defender on two-year contract". BBC Sport. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tilt Moves To Rotherham United" – Blackpool F.C., 31 January 2020
  10. ↑ "Wigan Athletic FC – Central defender Curtis Tilt joins John Sheridan's Latics squad until January". Wigan Athletic FC. 15 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Wigan sign Rotherham defender Tilt". BBC Sport.
  12. ↑ "Tilt re-joins Wigan Athletic on loan". Rotherham United FC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rotherham's Tilt rejoins Wigan on loan". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ "Wigan 2–3 AFC Wimbledon". BBC. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Wigan sign Bennett, Kerr and Tilt". BBC Sport.
  16. ↑ "Tilt recalled from Wigan loan spell". Rotherham United F.C. 14 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Wigan sign loanee Tilt on permanent deal". BBC Sport.
  18. ↑ "Curtis Tilt signs for The Ammies". salfordcityfc.co.uk. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Salford sign Wigan defender Tilt". BBC Sport.
  20. ↑ "Retained and released list confirmed". www.salfordcityfc.co.uk. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "TILT MAKES CITY SWITCH". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Bantams bring in former title winner Tilt after his Salford exit". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 4 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "Tilt not shaken by City reaction as he insists he is "not normal 33-year-old"". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 7 June 2025.
  24. ↑ "'Good thing': Tilt happy to suffer with Bantams' training regime". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 7 July 2025.
  25. ↑ "Bantams defender goes under the knife - as third Huddersfield goal confirmed". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 17 September 2025.
  26. ↑ "Bantams boss gives progress update on injured defenders". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 8 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "'He's had to wind me back': Defender thanks Bantams boss for patient approach". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 20 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "Bantams up there to be shot at, admits big defender". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 24 January 2026.
  29. ↑ "Bradford City condemn alleged racist abuse of Curtis Tilt". BBC News. 24 January 2026.
  30. ↑ "Man arrested on suspicion of racist offence after Bradford City v Huddersfield". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 26 January 2026.
  31. ↑ "Tilt insists City have fight built into them as he urges team to stay calm". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 19 March 2026.
  32. ↑ "Burton Albion sign defender Curtis Tilt from Bradford City". BBC Sport. 29 June 2026.
  33. ↑ "Bantams line up defender deal as Tilt puts family first to move nearer home". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 30 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "JFF names team for USA friendly". jamaica-gleaner.com. 17 March 2021.
  35. ↑ "International Friendly: USA 4 – Jamaica 1". ussoccer.com. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  36. ↑ "Tilt hopes City displays can help him relive "proudest achievement" with Jamaica". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 June 2025.
  37. ↑ "Exclusive: Championship quartet track Wrexham ace Tilt". TeamTalk. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  38. 1 2 3 Curtis Tilt at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  40. ↑ "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  42. 1 2 "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  43. 1 2 "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  44. 1 2 3 "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  47. ↑ "Games played by Curtis Tilt in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  48. ↑ "Curtis Tilt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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