Alfie Kilgour: Mansfield Town sign Bristol Rovers defender
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Mansfield Town have signed defender Alfie Kilgour from Bristol Rovers on an 18-month deal.
The 24-year-old joins the Stags for an undisclosed fee on the same day that the club sold Oli Hawkins - a regular at centre-half after switching from being a striker - to Gillingham.
Kilgour made 118 first-team appearances for League One side Rovers, a club he first joined aged seven.
"Alfie's a proper defender," Mansfield boss Nigel Clough said.
"We've conceded too many goals this season and need a defender.
"One of the problems we've had is that we've had people play back there who aren't natural defenders and he's a natural defender."
Kilgour last featured for Bristol Rovers on 13 December and ended with a red card in their 4-1 win against MK Dons in the Papa Johns Trophy.
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