Eastleigh-FC

Wilkinson was most recently with Eastleigh`s league rivals Havant & Waterlooville, with whom he had a long history dating back to Christmas 2001 when he first came on loan to the side after spending two years rising from the youth to the senior team at Brighton.

He made quite an impact in the midfield during his first stay with the Hawks, and was redrafted in on loan again eight games into the 2003/04 season before signing a two-and-a-half-year contract in November 2003.

After making just four appearances as a fully-fledged Hawk, he followed departing manager Mick Jenkins to Weymouth in January 2004, but failing to make an impact at the Terras returned to the Hawks on a month’s loan in December 2004 and then went back again when Garry Hill’s revolutionary arrival started Weymouth’s meteoric rise to the Conference National.

Wilkinson was the first player to leave the Terras in January 2007 when the club’s financial collapse saw the entire team transfer-listed, and he signed a new contract with Havant.

A long-term injury suffered at Bishop’s Stortford in October 2009 saw Shaun out of action for the remainder of that season and he was released in May 2011.

Shaun signed for Eastleigh on a short-term basis in September 2011 and made his Spitfires debut coming off the bench in a 1-1 draw against Hampton & Richmond.

Manager Ian Baird said "We've brought Wilky in, he’s 30 years of age and by his own admission he's not fit. He's been out for 18 months but it just gives us a little bit of experience if I need to bring someone on with 15 minutes to go.

“I was pleased with Shaun Wilkinson when he came on, he gave us something that we have been missing and that’s a voice."

Following the departure of Assistant Manager Kevin Braybrook, Eastleigh FC were pleased to confirm in October 2011 that Shaun Wilkinson accepted the offer to join the management team as Player/Coach.

Having joined the club as a player, Shaun's job description extended to player/coach. He became Ian Baird's fourth right-hand man at the club, following on from Matt Gray, Paul Williams - who had the briefest of stays during the summer before landing a job with Saints - and Braybrook.

"Shaun has known me a long time and he comes with good experience having won the league with Weymouth," said Baird.

"This is natural progression for him and it's good to have him on board. I've known him since he was a young lad at Brighton. He's a feisty character on the pitch and he's a football nut. He's bubbly and the lads have all taken to him."