years clubs caps goals birth_place nationalteam height position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
1984 1994 -- 1995 1995 -- 1997 1997 -- 1998 -- 1991 1991 -- 1992 1992 -- 1994 coventry town halifax town '' ` total '' ' city oldham athletic newcastle united swindon town mansfield 158 440 '' ' 173 8 32 17 50 2 '' ' 9 42 '' ' 28 0 0 0 3 2 '' ' nottingham , england england u21 6 2 defender -lrb- retired -rrb- 2 1982 7 may 1962 brian kilcline
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brian kilcline

brian kilcline -lrb- born 7 may 1962 in nottingham , nottinghamshire -rrb- is a retired english professional footballer .
he played as a centre half for coventry city , newcastle united , notts county , oldham athletic , swindon town , mansfield town and halifax town , and was famous for his long hair and moustache .
kilcline captained coventry city in the 1987 fa cup final at wembley against tottenham hotspur .
at the time it was thought that kilcline was possibly responsible for scoring an own-goal to give spurs a 2-1 lead on the 40 minute mark , but this goal was eventually accredited to gary mabbutt .
kilcline and mabbutt were to clash again in the second half when , kilcline brought down mabbutt with a tackle .
kilcline was not cautioned by referee neil midgley but had to be replaced by substitute graham rodger just a minute before then end of normal time due to the injury he himself sustained in the clash .
after coventry 's extra time winner -lrb- the match finished 3-2 -rrb- kilcline limped slowly up the famous wembley step to receive the trophy for the first time in coventry 's history .
in 1991 , kilcline joined newly promoted oldham athletic but his stay at the club was not to be a long one .
when kevin keegan became manager of newcastle united in 1992 , `` killer '' kilcline was his first signing , and was immediately installed as club captain .
he became known for his hard tackling and aerial ability - he often would prefer a diving header to a volley , even for balls only half a metre off the ground .
keegan later remarked that kilcline was the most important signing he had ever made for the club .
this was echoed by fans , who considered him partially responsible for saving the club from relegation and possible bankruptcy .
during the 1993-94 season , he briefly played for swindon town in the premier league and wore the squad number 31 .
