Manchester City
In his first season Tilson made 6 appearances and helped City earn promotion to the first division. Tilson would make 264 league appearances for the team and score 110 goals. In his second season with the team he played 22 times and scored 12 goals making him City's third highest goalscorer behind Tommy Johnson who scored a club record of 38 goals and Eric Brook who scored 14 goals. Injuries restricted his appearances in the football season of 1929–1930 and 1930–1931. He scored 13 league goals in the 1931–1932 football season and 3 FA Cup goals. City managed to reach the semi final of the FA Cup that year but were defeated by Arsenal by 1–0. In the 1932–1933 football season Tilson was the club's leading goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions. This included 17 league goals and 6 FA Cup goals. In the 1933 FA Cup final Manchester City were defeated three goals to nil by Everton who were captained by England international Dixie Dean. Tilson did not play in the final of that year's competition but did play in the 1934 FA Cup final in which he scored twice in a 2–1 victory over Portsmouth. City had been trailing by a goal to nil at half time and City goalkeeper Frank Swift blamed himself for that had given Portsmouth the lead. Tilson in an attempt to console the young keeper 'told him not to worry because he would score a couple in the second half. He was true to his words!'. Tilson's 22 goals in the FA Cup for Manchester City is a club record.
Tilson made his debut for England in a 2–1 defeat to Hungary in May 1934. Tilson scored England's only goal. He won four caps for his country and scored six goals. Tilson may have won more caps for England but suffered with injuries and faced competition from George Camsell, Tom Waring, Ted Drake and others.His second cap was won in a 2–1 defeat to Czechoslovakia in which he scored England's only goal.
In the 1935–1936 football season Tilson was City's top scorer with 18 goals. City finished fourth in the league that season, ten points behind champions Arsenal. In the 1935 British Home Championship Tilson scored twice and Brook and Stanley Matthews both scored once for England in a 4–0 victory against Wales at Ninian Park. England won the Home Championship that year despite suffering a 2–0 defeat against Scotland. In the British Home Championship of 1936, Tilson scored twice and Brook scored once in a 3–1 victory over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park. A 1–1 draw with Scotland meant that the latter won the championship that season.
In the 1936–1937 football season Tilson was part of the first Manchester City side to win the League Championship. He scored 15 league goals in that season which included two hat tricks against Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers in consecutive matches in February that season. In the 1937–1938 football season Tilson was part of the City team that were relegated from the first division despite scoring more goals than any other team. This was to be Tilson's last season with Manchester City. He subsequently played for Northampton Town and York City.
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