Conor Wilkinson

Conor Dominic Geoffrey Wilkinson (born 23 January 1995) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Walsall.

Club Career

Millwall

Wilkinson began his career at Millwall in 2010 and progressed through the ranks during his three-year stint at the club.

Bolton

He left the club in the summer of 2013 to join fellow Championship side Bolton Wanderers on a three-year contract. He initially joined the reserve side and has been in good scoring form. In October 2013 Wilkinson along with teammate Chris Lester joined new Conference side Chester on a month's long loan. He made his debut and scored against Aldershot Town, he also played the full 90 minutes. His second appearance for the non-league side against strugglers Hyde where he received first yellow card of his career and he was substituted as Chester won 2–1. He returned to Bolton after making a total of four league appearances and scoring one goal. He returned to the reserve side and his scoring form continued until February when he was loaned to League Two side Torquay United on an emergency one-month loan deal. He was named among the substitutes and made his professional debut a day later against high flying Chesterfield coming on as a 75th minute replacing Jayden Stockley.

Returning to Bolton, he scored three goals in Bolton's pre season for the 2014–15 season and made his competitive debut for Wanderers in their 3–2 League Cup victory over neighbours Bury on 12 August 2014, starting the game before being substituted for Craig Davies in the second half. He joined Oldham Athletic on loan for a month in September 2014, scoring once during his loan spell, in a 2–1 win for Oldham against Walsall.

In December 2014 Wilkinson signed a contract extension with Bolton until 2018. Later on that month he made his first league appearance for Bolton when coming on as a substitute for Craig Davies in a goalless draw at Reading. On 2 February 2015 he moved to Oldham, again on loan