Port Vale sign defender George Pilkington
Port Vale have signed former Everton defender George Pilkington on a one-year contract.
The versatile 21 year-old defender can play across the back line. He failed to make a senior appearance for Everton but did make senior appearances for Exeter City during a loan spell in the West Country.
Pilkington told BBC Radio Stoke: “I can’t wait to get started and this is a real chance to prove myself in the league.
“I’ve enjoyed my time at Goodison but it’s time for me to move on.”
George Pilkington Factfile
Date of birth: 7 November 1981
Height: Five foot eleven inches
Clubs: Everton, Exeter City (loan)