Members News: ‘Killer’ Is 62 Today. ‘Happy Birthday’ Brian!!

CCFPA sends big 62nd birthday greetings to our member, the Sky Blues 1987 F.A. Cup winning captain, Brian ‘Killer’ Kilcline. Sky Blues fans will remember well how  ‘Killer’  made a spectacular cameo reappearance back in Coventry on that memorable February weekend in 2016 when he attended as our ‘extra special guest’ among forty other ‘special’ former CCFC players at his first ever Legends Day, having also made his mark at the Jimmy Hill Memorial Celebration at the Cathedral the previous evening.

More recently  Brian was back at the Coventry Cathedral memorial service for his Sky Blues ‘gaffer’ and friend, the late John Sillett (left) and was again in evidence interviewed in the media prior to the Sky Blues F.A.Cup semi final game at Wembley with Manchester United in April 2024.

‘Killer’, who captained CCFC in their successful 1986-87 F.A.Cup campaign in a a memorable year for club and City, proudly held the trophy aloft from the Wembley Royal Box in front of a sea of Sky Blue supporters when, that May, we beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 after extra time in what many outside Sky Blue land also agree was one of the best ever finals.

Nottingham born on 7th May 1962, Brian played for Notts County from 1980-84, making 158 appearances and scoring nine goals. Between 1984-1991, the giant central defender of unconventional appearance made 173 appearances for the Sky Blues scoring 28 goals leaving briefly for newly promoted Oldham Athletic (1991-92) before another move to Newcastle United‘s St James Park, under Kevin Keegan made him a fans favourite in the north-east too!

Brian played for the Magpies from 1992-94, making 32 appearances. Following further spells with Swindon Town, Mansfield Town and Halifax Town, ‘Killer’ hung up his boots aged 36 in 1998.

In total, he made 440 League appearances for the seven clubs, scoring 42 goals. And in 1982, he played twice for England Under 21s.

‘Killer’ now lives much of the year in Portugal where he moved with wife Lynn working in rental property development (though he also keeps a home base in the UK).

As regular readers will know Brian has not yet fully hung up his boots, in the past becoming an exponent in Portugal of the fitness sport for veterans, ‘Walking Football’ which has also become very popular here.

We are sure you will have a great set of birthday celebrations today Brian! We are sure you will come back and see us again soon!