Michael Kightly

Date of birth24 January 1986
Place of birthBasildon
NationalityEnglish
Weight63 kg
Height1.75 m
PositionMidfielder/Forward

Michael Kightly, who played for Tottenham Hotspur during his youth career, signed his first pro contract with Southend United in December 2003. It ran up to June 2005.

After a loan spell, Michael joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2007 with a contract to June 2009 that was extended to June 2011 in June 2008 and to June 2013 in July 2011.

After a loan spell, he joined Burnley in June 2014 with a three-year contract.

Michael re-joined Southend United in July 2017 with a three-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Southend United 16 Dec 2003 30 Jun 2005
Farnborough Town 22 Oct 2004 22 Jan 2005 L
Grays Athletic 23 Jul 2005 01 Jan 2007
Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 Nov 2006 31 Dec 2006 L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 Jan 2007 08 Aug 2012
Watford 11 Oct 2011 07 Jan 2012 L
Stoke City 08 Aug 2012 27 Jun 2014
Burnley 02 Sep 2013 31 May 2014 L
Burnley 27 Jun 2014 30 Jun 2017
Burton Albion 31 Jan 2017 31 May 2017 L
Southend United 07 Jul 2017

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2002-03 Southend United League Division 3
1
2003-04 Southend United FA Cup 1
2
2003-04 Southend United LDV Vans Trophy 2
1
1
2003-04 Southend United League Division 3 2
9
1
2004-05 Southend United League Two
1
2005-06 Grays Athletic FA Cup 2
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 24
8
4
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship Play-Offs 2
2007-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup
2
1
2007-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 20
1
4
1
2007-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
1
2008-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 1
1
2008-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 37
1
8
7
2008-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
2009-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
2009-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 3
6
3
2010-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 1
3
1
2011-12 Watford League Championship 11
1
3
1
2011-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 1
2011-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
1
2011-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 14
4
3
3
2012-13 Stoke City FA Cup 3
2012-13 Stoke City League Cup 1
2012-13 Stoke City Premier League 14
8
3
2
2013-14 Burnley League Championship 32
4
5
1
2013-14 Burnley League Cup
2
2014-15 Burnley FA Cup 2
2014-15 Burnley League Cup 1
2014-15 Burnley Premier League 10
7
1
3
2015-16 Burnley FA Cup 1
1
2015-16 Burnley League Championship 12
6
2
2015-16 Burnley League Cup 1
2016-17 Burnley FA Cup 1
2
2016-17 Burnley League Cup 1
2016-17 Burnley Premier League 1
4
2016-17 Burton Albion League Championship 10
2
4
1
2017-18 Southend United FA Cup 1
1
2017-18 Southend United League One 26
3
6
2


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
02 Dec 2006 Southend United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
16 Dec 2006 Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
23 Dec 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City D 2-2 League Championship
26 Dec 2006 Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-2 League Championship
01 Jan 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley W 2-0 League Championship
13 Jan 2007 Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Championship
20 Jan 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Championship
30 Jan 2007 Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
03 Feb 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle D 2-2 League Championship
10 Feb 2007 Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
17 Feb 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley W 2-1 League Championship
20 Feb 2007 Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
24 Feb 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United W 1-0 League Championship
03 Mar 2007 Luton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-3 League Championship
11 Mar 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Championship
13 Mar 2007 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-1 League Championship
17 Mar 2007 Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Championship
31 Mar 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton L 0-6 League Championship
07 Apr 2007 Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-1 League Championship
09 Apr 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City W 3-1 League Championship
14 Apr 2007 Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Championship
22 Apr 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City L 2-3 League Championship
28 Apr 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 League Championship
06 May 2007 Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-4 League Championship
13 May 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion L 2-3 League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg
16 May 2007 West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-0
Agg: 4-2 		League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 2nd leg
11 Aug 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford L 1-2 League Championship
15 Aug 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bradford City W 2-1 League Cup 1st round
19 Aug 2007 Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-3 League Championship
25 Aug 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool W 2-1 League Championship
28 Aug 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Morecambe L 1-3 League Cup 2nd round
01 Sep 2007 Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Championship
15 Sep 2007 Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 3-1 League Championship
18 Sep 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City L 0-1 League Championship
22 Sep 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City W 2-0 League Championship
29 Sep 2007 Plymouth Argyle v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Championship
02 Oct 2007 Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Championship
06 Oct 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City W 1-0 League Championship
20 Oct 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic W 2-0 League Championship
24 Oct 2007 Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-3 League Championship
27 Oct 2007 Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 3-0 League Championship
03 Nov 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City D 1-1 League Championship
06 Nov 2007 Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Championship
10 Nov 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley W 1-0 League Championship
25 Nov 2007 West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Championship
05 Jan 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cambridge United W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
26 Jan 2008 Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-4 FA Cup 4th round
19 Apr 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Championship
22 Apr 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City W 3-0 League Championship
26 Apr 2008 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Championship
04 May 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle W 1-0 League Championship
09 Aug 2008 Plymouth Argyle v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Championship
16 Aug 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-1 League Championship
23 Aug 2008 Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-2 League Championship
26 Aug 2008 Rotherham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0-0 (3-4) League Cup 2nd round
30 Aug 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest W 5-1 League Championship
13 Sep 2008 Charlton Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-3 League Championship
16 Sep 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace W 2-1 League Championship
20 Sep 2008 Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-3 League Championship
27 Sep 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City W 2-0 League Championship
30 Sep 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading L 0-3 League Championship
18 Oct 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City W 2-1 League Championship
21 Oct 2008 Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 5-2 League Championship
25 Oct 2008 Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-3 League Championship
28 Oct 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swansea City W 2-1 League Championship
01 Nov 2008 Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-2 League Championship
08 Nov 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley W 2-0 League Championship
15 Nov 2008 Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-2 League Championship
22 Nov 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool W 2-0 League Championship
25 Nov 2008 Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-3 League Championship
29 Nov 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City D 1-1 League Championship
06 Dec 2008 Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-0 League Championship
09 Dec 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County W 3-0 League Championship
13 Dec 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley W 2-0 League Championship
20 Dec 2008 Doncaster Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
26 Dec 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United D 1-1 League Championship
10 Jan 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End L 1-3 League Championship
13 Jan 2009 Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-2 FA Cup 3rd round
17 Jan 2009 Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Championship
24 Jan 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough L 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
27 Jan 2009 Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-0 League Championship
31 Jan 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford W 3-1 League Championship
03 Feb 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City D 3-3 League Championship
07 Feb 2009 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-1 League Championship
14 Feb 2009 Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-0 League Championship
22 Feb 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City D 2-2 League Championship
28 Feb 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle L 0-1 League Championship
03 Mar 2009 Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
07 Mar 2009 Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
10 Mar 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town D 0-0 League Championship
14 Mar 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic W 2-1 League Championship
21 Mar 2009 Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-1 League Championship
20 Sep 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham W 2-1 Premier League
23 Sep 2009 Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
27 Sep 2009 Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 5-2 Premier League
03 Oct 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth L 0-1 Premier League
17 Oct 2009 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 Premier League
24 Oct 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
31 Oct 2009 Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 Premier League
07 Nov 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal L 1-4 Premier League
21 Nov 2009 Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 4-0 Premier League
29 Nov 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City L 0-1 Premier League
02 Apr 2011 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 4-1 Premier League
09 Apr 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton L 0-3 Premier League
23 Apr 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham D 1-1 Premier League
26 Apr 2011 Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 3-0 Premier League
21 Aug 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham W 2-0 Premier League
23 Aug 2011 Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 0-4 League Cup 2nd round
10 Sep 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-2 Premier League
17 Sep 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers L 0-3 Premier League
20 Sep 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall W 5-0 League Cup 3rd round
07 Jan 2012 Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 2012 Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 Premier League
21 Jan 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 2-3 Premier League
31 Jan 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool L 0-3 Premier League
25 Feb 2012 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 Premier League
04 Mar 2012 Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 5-0 Premier League
10 Mar 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers L 0-2 Premier League
18 Mar 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United L 0-5 Premier League
24 Mar 2012 Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-1 Premier League
31 Mar 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers L 2-3 Premier League
07 Apr 2012 Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-1 Premier League
11 Apr 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal L 0-3 Premier League
14 Apr 2012 Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 Premier League
22 Apr 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City L 0-2 Premier League
28 Apr 2012 Swansea City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 4-4 Premier League
06 May 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton D 0-0 Premier League


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
2007-08 England UEFA Under-21
2
2007-08 England Under-21 1
2008-09 England UEFA Under-21
1
2008-09 England Under-21 2
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
21 Aug 2007 England v Romania D 1-1 Under-21
11 Sep 2007 Bulgaria v England W 0-2 UEFA Under-21 Qualifying group 3
12 Oct 2007 England v Montenegro W 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Qualifying group 3
19 Aug 2008 England v Slovenia W 2-1 Under-21
05 Sep 2008 England v Portugal W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Qualifying group 3
18 Nov 2008 England v Czech Republic W 2-0 Under-21
10 Feb 2009 Ecuador v England L 3-2 Under-21


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