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Robert Gillespie (Scottish footballer)

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Robert Gillespie
Personal information
Full name Robert Gillespie[1]
Date of birth 28 April 1901
Place of birth Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death 11 August 1960(1960-08-11) (aged 59)[1]
Height Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1919 Battlefield Juniors
1919–1933 Queen's Park 428 (74)
International career
1922 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
1926–1933 Scotland 4 (0)
1926–1933 Scotland Amateurs 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Gillespie (28 April 1901 – 11 August 1960), sometimes known as Bob Gillespie,[2] was a Scottish amateur football centre half who made over 420 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][3][4] He was capped by Scotland at full and amateur level and represented the Scottish League XI.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Gillespie Bob Image 1 Queen's Park 1925". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ Smith, Paul (30 September 2013). Scotland's Who's Who: One Hundred and Forty Years of Scottish International Footballers 1872–2013 (First ed.). Durrington: Pitch Publishing Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 9781909178847.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ Robert Gillespie at the Scottish Football Association
  6. ^ "Robert Gillespie". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  7. ^ "R Gillespie". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  8. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 326. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.


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