David Hilton (footballer) 1998, Hilton joined Scottish First Division club Ayr United on trial, on the recommendation of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. He signed for them in March, but never played for the first team. David Hilton (footballer) David Hilton (born 10 November 1977) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington. He played as a left back or on the left wing. Hilton was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He was a schoolboy international; in June 1993, the "Independent"'s Henry Winter reported that "the chase [was] on to sign David Hilton, a left-sided Barnsley boy with a
David Thompson (footballer, born 1977) against his former employer Wigan Athletic on 7 April. He played six more matches for the rest of the 2006–07 season before being released by Bolton in May 2007. In November 2007 he started a trial with Sheffield United. On 28 November 2007, he announced his retirement as a result of the chronic cartilage problem in his knee – an injury that first appeared whilst at Blackburn. Thompson works for BBC Radio Merseyside as a football pundit. David Thompson (footballer, born 1977) David Anthony Thompson (born 12 September 1977) is an English football pundit, and former professional footballer who played