Sandy Gilligan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Patterson Gilligan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1872[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1952 (aged 79–80)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | East Craigie[2] | ||
| 1892–1893 | Dundee East End | ||
| 1893–1895 | Dundee | 40 | (13) |
| 1894 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1895–1900 | Bolton Wanderers | 98 | (17) |
| Total | 131 | (29) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Patterson Gilligan (1872 – 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee[3] (being among the first players to play for the club following its formation in 1893, and the scorer of the first league goal)[4] and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers.[5]
He was the eldest of four brothers who were professional footballers, the others being Billy, Sam and John.[6][7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Sandy Gilligan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ ‘We want to be here for another 140 years’: East Craigie JFC celebrate milestone anniversary, Evening Telegraph, 15 February 2020
- ^ Sandy Gilligan Player Profile, Dee Archive
- ^ Brown, John. "Blether with Brown: Three Gilligans turned out for Dundee — Sandy, William and Sam". The Courier. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Kenneth Campbell’s life story – Part IV, The Weekly News, 28 May 1921, via Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Personalia – Sam Gilligan, Liverpool F.C., Joint Everton and Liverpool Match Programme, 15 October 1910, via Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Brown, John. "Blether with Brown: Three Gilligans turned out for Dundee — Sandy, William and Sam". The Courier. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
Categories:
- 1872 births
- 1952 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Dundee F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- East Craigie F.C. players
- Footballers from Dundee
- Scottish people of Irish descent
- Dundee East End F.C. players