"We have had our eye on Matthew for a number of games and have watched a number of Leeds' pre-season matches where he has figured for their first team," the Hammers boss told the club's official website.
"We are confident that if we use Matthew in our first team he will be up to the job and Peter Reid, who rates him highly, was happy for him to come to us for three months.
"He wasn't happy for him to go on loan for the whole year in the manner that we have been able to secure Neil Mellor, though we would have liked him for the full season.
"He is a left footed player and we have been looking at bringing in one for some time to the defence; we beat off competition from several clubs, and we need cover for Ian Pearce, Tomas Repka, and Christian Dailly.
"We are sure that when he is called upon he will be able to play first division football."
| Matthew Kilgallon Information | |||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1984 | Height | 6.1 |
| Place of birth | York | Weight | 12.4 |
| Nationality | Position | Defence | |
| Nickname | Squad No. | 36 | |
| Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
| Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| Leeds | 14/11/2002 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
| Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 2002/2003 | 14/11/2002 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Appearances 0 (+ 3 as sub); Goals 0; Yellow cards 0; Red cards 0 | ||||||
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