[7] Lilwall played youth football for Silhill[8] before joining Moor Green during the 1985–66 season.
[10] Lilwall remained with Kidderminster for a further season, taking his Conference appearance total to 65,[9] and then became Osvaldo Ardiles' first signing as manager of Second Division (third-tier) club West Bromwich Albion for a fee of around £70,000.
[1][3] He went straight into the Albion first team, and by September 1992 Premier League club Liverpool were reported to be "monitoring [his] progress".
[12] After Alan Buckley became manager and Lilwall fell victim to a succession of injuries, he drifted out of first-team consideration.
[2] In 1997, he rejoined Kidderminster Harriers, but appeared only infrequently for the first team, and ended his senior career back at Moor Green.