Chris Chilton

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Christopher Roy "Chris" Chilton (born June 25, 1943 in Sproatley, England) is an English former footballer. Chilton is Hull City's all-time top scorer, with 222 goals in all competitions. He was renowned for his partnership with fellow striker Ken Wagstaff. The taller, unselfish Chilton proving to be the perfect foil to the stocky, more predatory Wagstaff. Both players were deemed unlucky not to gain international honours - although both played for an England league X1 in representative games.

Despite numerous offers to move to other clubs - notably Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United. Chilton remained loyal to his local club for the majority of his career. He finally left for a short spell at Coventry City which ended due to a back injury. There then followed a spell in South African football with Highlands before he returned back to the UK, taking up a variety of coaching positions at his beloved Hull City.

He was youth-team manager and responsible for the development of future England manager Steve McClaren and England international winger Brian Marwood amongst others. Another notable achievement was the mentoring which resulted in the development of hard-man striker Billy Whitehurst who was eventually sold for a huge profit - having arrived from non-league football for a nominal fee. Chilton eventually became assistant first-team manager under Colin Appleton and later Brian Horton and for a short-spell also caretaker manager following the sacking of Mike Smith. Chilton was moved back to youth-team coach by Horton, who promoted Dennis Booth in his place. Chilton was unhappy at the move and was eventually forced out of the club and successfully sued for unfair dismissal. Apart from a short spell as assistant manager at Lincoln City, Chilton has had little to do with the game since. He published his autobiography 'Chillo' in 2005. A trained sign-writer he lives quietly with his wife in the village of Thorngumbald - near Hull.