He had to wait almost a month since being denied the coveted landmark but Kyle Lightbourne's 100th English league goal last Saturday was as special as they come - the equaliser in an epic come-from-behind draw almost at the whistle.

Footage of the Bermudian footballer celebrating gleefully with his Macclesfield Town team-mates as they clawed back for a 3-3 draw with Torquay United in the English Third Division was worth the proverbial one thousand words.

"It was important for me to get to that milestone because I've been stuck on 99 for a couple games. I was delighted to see that chance go in. I had one taken off me a few weeks ago so now I've cleared that hurdle.

"I've been stuck in the nineties for the last two years. When I was at Stoke (City) I was on 92. Over the last few games I had some opportunities and I've managed to finally get there. It's nice to get it and hopefully I can score a few more," the 34-year-old told The Royal Gazette yesterday.

Macclesfield endured an appalling start to their weekend match as they conceded three goals in the first ten minutes. Slowly but determinedly, they fought back to share the spoils, Lightbourne netting to square the match in the 87th minute.

"We were playing quite well and after half-hour of the game we were on top and their goalkeeper made a couple of good saves. We scored a goal before half-time to make it 3-1. Once you score you have that momentum and we were able to pull it back so overall it was quite good," said the newest member of the 100 club.

For Lightbourne, who has played in England for the past decade, it was a personal triumph as he suffered the agony of having a blistering 35-yard strike against Oxford United credited to his team-mate Matthew Tipton on October 29. That goal, which deflected off the latter en route to the net, was prematurely hailed as the Bermudian's 100th. Macclesfield won that game 2-1.

His equaliser on Saturday was also the striker's seventh time on the scoresheet this season, one in which he has enjoyed a solid campaign thus far.

"Yeah, this season has been quite good. I've put it down to having not picked up any injuries so far. Last season I was injured and I missed a bit of pre-season.

"Obviously I would like to get into double figures now. As a frontman you want to get into double figures. They say 20 should be the benchmark for forwards but over the last couple years I have not reached that so right now I'm looking to get into double figures as quickly as possible and push on from there."

As for his career objectives from here on, this veteran hopes to maintain his fitness and be a mentor for his younger peers.

While admittedly in the twilight of his days on the pitch, Lightbourne remains undecided about how much longer his playing days will continue.

"I haven't set a time limit. We'll see how it goes over the next couple of months. Some days I wake up and think `This is definitely going to be my last year' and then the next day I think `I'm quite enjoying this and it could go on a bit longer'. I'll take it step by step and see how it goes from there. I don't want to make a decision and find that I am changing my mind."

What is definite though is that whenever he quits vying for the ball up front, Lightbourne will relish making his mark in another aspect of the game.

"I'm looking to go into coaching. I would like to still be involved in football and go from there," he said.