Sam Gilligan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Anderson Gilligan | ||
Date of birth | 18 January 1882 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Date of death | "" | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Dalry | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Belmont Athletic | |||
1902–1903 | Dundee | 9 | (3) |
1903–1904 | Celtic | 13 | (10) |
1904–1910 | Bristol City | 188 | (78) |
1910–1913 | Liverpool | 41 | (16) |
1913–1915 | Gillingham | 65 | (15) |
1917 | Dundee Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
Forfar Athletic | |||
Total | 316 | (122) | |
Managerial career | |||
1913–1915 | Gillingham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel Anderson Gilligan (born 18 January 1882,[1] date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional association football player in the years prior to the First World War. He made over 200 appearances in The Football League and a handful of appearances in the Scottish Football League.[2]
Career
Born in Dundee, Gilligan began his career with Junior-level club Belmont Athletic before joining Dundee F.C.[1] In 1903 he moved to Celtic, where he spent a single season before moving to England to play for Bristol City.[1] He made 188 League appearances for City,[1] and played in the 1909 FA Cup Final,[3] before joining Liverpool in 1910. After three years there, he joined Gillingham of the Southern Football League as player-manager.[4] In his first season in charge, Gillingham secured their best position in the league for three years.[4] Gilligan returned to Scotland during the First World War, where he played for Forfar Athletic.[1] He also played for Dundee Hibernian in November 1917, playing and scoring in two minor cup matches.[5]
Honours
- with Bristol City
- Football League Second Division champion: 1905–06
- Football League First Division runner-up: 1906–07
- FA Cup runner-up: 1909
References
- ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Emms, Steve; Richard Wells (2007). Scottish League Players' Records 1890-91 to 1938-39. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- ^ Barnes, Stuart (2008). Nationwide Football Annual 2008–2009. SportsBooks Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 1-899807-72-1.
- ^ a b Bradley, Andy; Roger Triggs (1994). Home of the Shouting Men: Complete History of Gillingham Football Club 1893–1993. Gillingham F.C. p. 57. ISBN 0-9523361-0-3.
- ^ Gracie, Steve (2008). A Passion for Survival : Dundee United FC, a Comprehensive History 1909-1945. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 9780955834103.
External links
- 1882 births
- Sportspeople from Dundee
- Scottish footballers
- Dundee F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. managers
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Association football forwards
- Dundee United F.C. players