Chay Tilt

Chay Tilt
Personal information
Full name Chay Richard Tilt
Birth name Chay Richard Scrivens
Date of birth (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997[1]
Place of birth Walsall, England
Position Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Shifnal Town
Number 7
Youth career
–2017 West Bromwich Albion
2017–2019 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2016Torquay United (loan) 6 (0)
2017Worcester City (loan) 11 (0)
2019 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2019–2020 Stourbridge 21 (9)
2020 Macclesfield Town 0 (0)
2020 Tamworth
2020–2021 Stourbridge
2021 Redditch United
2021–2023 Hednesford Town 5 (0)
2023–2024 Sporting Khalsa 23 (2)
2024 Hereford 9 (0)
2024–2026 Sporting Khalsa 64 (26)
2026– Shifnal Town 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:57, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Chay Tilt ( Scrivens born 18 September 1997)[1] is an English footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Midland Football League Premier Division club Shifnal Town.

Career

Chay Tilt began his youth career with West Bromwich Albion and he joined National League club Torquay United on a loan deal, debuting during the 2–0 loss against Sutton United on 16 August 2016;[2] he made six appearances for Torquay United,[3][4] and his loan deal was terminated early due to a lack of playing time.[5] He then joined National League North club Worcester City on loan on 31 January 2017.[3] He debuted on 4 February 2017 during the 1–1 draw against Tamworth.

Tilt then joined Queens Park Rangers on 12 July 2017, and he was an unused substitute during two EFL Championship matches against Derby County and Nottingham Forest in April 2019.[4] He left the club on 31 May 2019 as a free agent.[6] Tilt joined Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Stourbridge on 11 September 2019. He scored five goals during his first ten appearances and reached the FA Cup first round with Stourbridge.[7]

He then joined National League club Macclesfield Town on 5 September 2020.[8] He was forced to leave the club eight days later because Macclesfield Town were dissolved following a winding-up order.[9] He spent the rest of the October 2020 with Tamworth.[10] He then rejoined Stourbridge for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[11]

Tilt joined Redditch United on 6 July 2021,[12] and he scored during pre-season for Redditch United.[13][14] He then joined Hednesford Town on 3 September 2021,[11] playing only seven matches for the club across two seasons.

He joined Sporting Khalsa for the first time on 1 June 2023.[15] He scored a hat-trick on his debut which was the 6–1 victory against Heanor Town in the FA Cup preliminary round on 19 August 2023.[16] He then spent four months at National League Noth club Hereford between July and November 2024;[17] he debuted for Hereford on 24 August 2024 during the 4–1 victory against Southport. On 5 November 2024, he returned to Sporting Khalsa.[18] He scored 24 goals in all competitions as he won the 2025–26 Sporting Khalsa Player of the Year award on 14 May 2026.

Tilt joined Midland Football League Premier Division club Shifnal Town on 5 June 2026.

Personal life

He was born in Walsall, England[12] and his uncle Curtis is also a footballer.[19]

Career statistics

As of matched played on 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 2016–17[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Torquay United (loan) 2016–17[4] National League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Worcester City (loan) 2016–17[4] National League North 11 0 0 0 11 0
Queens Park Rangers 2018–19[4] EFL Championship 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Stourbridge 2019–20 Southern Football League Premier Division Central 21 9 2 1 2[a] 0 25 10
Macclesfield Town 2020–21 National League 0 0 0 0
Tamworth 2020–21 Southern Football League Premier Division Central 0 0
Stourbridge
2021–22
Total 21 9 2 1 2 0 25 10
Redditch United 2021–22 Southern Football League Premier Division Central
Hednesford Town 4 0 1 0 5 0
2022–23[21] 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Sporting Khalsa 2023–24[16] Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 23 2 3 3 2[b] 0 28 5
Hereford 2024–25[22] National League North 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Sporting Khalsa 2024–25[18] Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 25 5 3[c] 1 28 6
2025–26[23] Northern Premier League Division One West 39 21 5 2 1 44 24
Shifnal Town 2026–27 Midland Football League Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 101 28 10 5 5 2 116 35
Career total 147 37 12 6 7 2 158 35
  1. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in Walsall Senior Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Staffordshire Senior Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Chay Tilt". Dover Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Games played by Chay Tilt in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Scrivens joins Worcester on loan". West Bromwich Albion Football Club. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e Chay Tilt at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  5. ^ "The full ins & outs of the 2016/17 season (01/06/2016 - 31/05/2017)". Albion Till We Die. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  6. ^ Jones, George (1 May 2019). "Youngsters to leave QPR this month". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  7. ^ Cole, Josh (21 November 2019). "2 pros and 2 cons to Coventry City sealing deal for 22-y/o". Football League World. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Chay Tilt Becomes Macclesfield Town's Third Summer Signing". www.silk1069.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Macclesfield Town FC wound up in High Court over debts exceeding £500,000". BBC Sport. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ^ Whitney, Steve (6 October 2020). "Tilt's in at Tamworth". Southern Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  11. ^ a b Whitney, Steve (3 September 2021). "Tilt's in at Hednesford".
  12. ^ a b Whitney, Steve (6 July 2021). "Tilt checks into Trico Stadium". Southern Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  13. ^ "Bromsgrove Sporting & Redditch United victorious in pre-season". Worcester News. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  14. ^ "Final pre-season win for Redditch United". The Redditch Advertiser. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  15. ^ Gordon, James (7 June 2023). "Sporting Khalsa welcome back talented midfielder". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  16. ^ a b "Sporting Khalsa – Appearances – Chay Tilt – 2023-2024". Football Web Pages.
  17. ^ Davies, Gregg (28 May 2024). "The Bulls Bring in Chay Tilt". Hereford Football Club. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  18. ^ a b "Sporting Khalsa – Appearances – Chay Tilt – 2024-2025". Football Web Pages.
  19. ^ Curtis Tilt at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Chay Scrivens". Aylesbury United Archive.
  21. ^ "Hednesford Town – Appearances – Chay Tilt – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages.
  22. ^ "Games played by Chay Tilt in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  23. ^ "Sporting Khalsa (2025/26)". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.