John Gillies (footballer)

John Gillies
Personal information
Full name John Crawford Gillies[1]
Date of birth 22 October 1918
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 4 November 1991(1991-11-04) (aged 73)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Clyde
1940–1944 Heart of Midlothian 72 (36)
1945–1946 St Mirren
1946–1947 Brentford 5 (0)
Morton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Crawford Gillies (22 October 1918 – 4 November 1991), sometimes known as Jackie Gillies,[2] was a Scottish professional football outside left who made five appearances in the Football League for Brentford.[1] He toured Canada and the United States with the Scottish FA representative team in September 1939 and played in his home country for Clyde, Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren and Morton.[2][3][4][5]

Honours

Clyde

References

  1. 1 2 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - John Gillies". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. 1 2 "Jackie Gillies - Hearts Career - from 10 Feb 1940 to 15 Apr 1944". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  3. "BRITISH FA XI TOURS". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 65. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  5. "Scottish Football Historical Archive - G". p. 239.
  6. "Peace & War | History | Club | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
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