Curtis Tilt
Footballer (born 1991)
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Curtis Anthony Tilt (born 4 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Bradford City. Born in England, he represented Jamaica at international level.
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Tilt in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Curtis Anthony Tilt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| 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– | Bradford City | 32 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Jamaica | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:28, 10 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:42, 1 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
International career
In March 2021, he was one of six English-born players to receive their first call-up to the Jamaica national team.[32] 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.[33] Tilt said that playing for Jamaica was the proudest moment of his career.[34]
Personal life
Tilt was born in England and is of Jamaican descent.[35]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matched played on 9 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hednesford Town | 2015–16[36] | National League North | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Telford United | 2015–16[36] | National League North | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Wrexham | 2016–17[36] | National League | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[37] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Blackpool | 2017–18[38] | League One | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 2018–19[39] | League One | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2019–20[40] | League One | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 5 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2019–20[40] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[41] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[42] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2020–21[41] | League One | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2021–22[42] | League One | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2021–22[42] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022–23[43] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Salford City | 2023–24[44] | League Two | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 51 | 5 |
| 2024–25[45] | League Two | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Total | 82 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 6 | ||
| Bradford City | 2025–26 | League One | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Career total | 377 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 410 | 20 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance in the play-offs
International
- As of 1 September 2022[46]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |