Chay Tilt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chay Richard Tilt | ||
| Birth name | Chay Richard Scrivens | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2016 | → Torquay United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Worcester 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 (né 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
| 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 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Sporting Khalsa Player of the Season: 2025–26
References
- ^ a b "Chay Tilt". Dover Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Chay Tilt in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Scrivens joins Worcester on loan". West Bromwich Albion Football Club. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ a b c d e Chay Tilt at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "The full ins & outs of the 2016/17 season (01/06/2016 - 31/05/2017)". Albion Till We Die. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ Jones, George (1 May 2019). "Youngsters to leave QPR this month". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chay Tilt Becomes Macclesfield Town's Third Summer Signing". www.silk1069.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Macclesfield Town FC wound up in High Court over debts exceeding £500,000". BBC Sport. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Whitney, Steve (6 October 2020). "Tilt's in at Tamworth". Southern Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve (3 September 2021). "Tilt's in at Hednesford".
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve (6 July 2021). "Tilt checks into Trico Stadium". Southern Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Bromsgrove Sporting & Redditch United victorious in pre-season". Worcester News. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Final pre-season win for Redditch United". The Redditch Advertiser. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ Gordon, James (7 June 2023). "Sporting Khalsa welcome back talented midfielder". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Sporting Khalsa – Appearances – Chay Tilt – 2023-2024". Football Web Pages.
- ^ Davies, Gregg (28 May 2024). "The Bulls Bring in Chay Tilt". Hereford Football Club. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Sporting Khalsa – Appearances – Chay Tilt – 2024-2025". Football Web Pages.
- ^ Curtis Tilt at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Chay Scrivens". Aylesbury United Archive.
- ^ "Hednesford Town – Appearances – Chay Tilt – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages.
- ^ "Games played by Chay Tilt in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Sporting Khalsa (2025/26)". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.