Barry Kilby is an English businessman, the former chairman of

Burnley Football Club Burnley Football Club () is an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, that competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, following relegation from the 2021–22 Premier League. Founded on 18 Ma ...

Career

Barry Kilby founded and built Europrint Group, the largest supplier of media games ( Scratch cards) in the world. The company was bought by GTECH in June 2003. Kilby presently runs Total Gaming Solutions Ltd, a lottery management company for professional sports clubs, charities and other organisations. Kilby set up the Barry Kilby Prostate Cancer Appeal (BKPCA) after being diagnosed with advanced

prostate cancer Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that sur ...

in 2012. The charity offers a simple PSA blood test to men at football grounds throughout the UK, based on the premise that some men are reluctant to visit their doctor and are more receptive at a football match. Kilby is married to Sonya, lives in the Ribble Valley and they have a son named Tom. Kilby also has three children from previous marriages, Johanna, Steve and James.

Burnley F.C.

Kilby joined the Burnley board of directors in October 1998. He became chairman following a vote at the company's Annual General Meeting two months later. He invested £3 million into the club in a 2–1 rights issue in January 1999, which made him the club's largest single shareholder. Barry Kilby stepped down from the position of chairman in February 2012 due to health reasons. He has since been the vice-chairman. He stepped down from the board once again in December 2020, following the takeover of the club by ALK Capital

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