Michael Gilkes

Date of birth20 July 1965
Place of birthHackney
NationalityBarbadian
Weight68 kg
Height1.73 m
PositionMidfielder

Gilkes joined Reading from the Leicester City youth system.

He made about 500 club appearances.

Gilkes made only a handful of appearances for Millwall in 2000-01 when he found it difficult to break into a very strong first-team squad.

He played regularly for the reserves where his experience proved invaluable in bringing the youngsters on.

He is a talented winger who still had the ability to take on and beat defenders and tracked back well to help his own back line.

Gilkes made his international debut for Barbados in a World Cup tie against Costa Rica in July 2000 and went on to feature regularly for the Bajan Rockets in their remaining qualifying round games.

He was released by Millwall in the summer of 2001.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Reading 10 Jul 1984 27 Mar 1997
Chelsea 28 Jan 1992 13 Feb 1992 L
Southampton 04 Mar 1992 19 Apr 1992 L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 Mar 1997 07 Jul 1999
Millwall 07 Jul 1999 30 Jun 2001

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1991-92 Chelsea League Division One
1
1991-92 Southampton League Division One 4
2
1995-96 Reading League Cup
1
1996-97 Reading FA Cup 1
1998-99 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 1
1998-99 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup
1
1999-00 Millwall League Cup
1
2000-01 Millwall League Cup
1
2000-01 Millwall League Division 2 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
11 Mar 1992 Southampton v Crystal Palace W 1-0 League Division One
15 Mar 1992 Manchester City v Southampton W 0-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1992 Southampton v Luton Town W 2-1 League Division One
01 Apr 1992 Everton v Southampton W 0-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1992 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers W 2-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1992 Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Barbados FIFA World Cup 5
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
16 Jul 2000 Barbados v Costa Rica W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group E
22 Jul 2000 Guatemala v Barbados L 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group E
16 Aug 2000 USA v Barbados L 7-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group E
03 Sep 2000 Costa Rica v Barbados L 3-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group E
08 Oct 2000 Barbados v Guatemala L 1-3 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group E


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.