Robert Gillespie (footballer, born 1904)

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Robert Gillespie

| image = Robert Gillespie Port Vale footballer.jpg

| caption = Gillespie in 1929

| fullname = Robert Gillespie

| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|10|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| death_date = {{death year and age|1971|1904}}

| death_place = Manchester, England

| height =

| position = Inside-left

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Newton Heath Loco

| years1 = 1924–1926| clubs1 = Oldham Athletic| caps1 = 27| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1926–1927| clubs2 = Luton Town| caps2 = 0| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1927–1930| clubs3 = Port Vale| caps3 = 38| goals3 = 14

| years4 = 1930–1931| clubs4 = Wrexham| caps4 = 0| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1931| clubs5 = Northwich Victoria| caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1931–1932| clubs6 = Barrow| caps6 = 9| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 193?–1934| clubs7 = Boston United| caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = | clubs8 = Nelson| caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = | clubs9 = Brierley Hill Alliance| caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = | clubs10 = Ashton National Gas| caps10 = | goals10 =

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

}}

Robert Gillespie (20 October 1904 – 1971) was an English footballer who played at inside-left.

Career

Gillespie played for Newton Heath Loco, Oldham Athletic and Luton Town, before joining Port Vale in May 1927.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=111|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He hit 12 goals in 23 Second Division games in 1927–28, including braces against Southampton and Barnsley. He tore an elbow in December 1928, and could only find two goals in 14 games in 1928–29 as the club was relegated into the Third Division North. He featured just once in 1929–30, and was handed a free transfer to Wrexham. He later turned out for Northwich Victoria, Barrow, Boston United, Nelson, Brierley Hill Alliance and Ashton National Gas.

Career statistics

Source:{{ENFA}}{{cite web |title=Statistics Season 1933/34 |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/stats33.html |website=www.bufc.drfox.org.uk |access-date=15 February 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oldham Athletic

|1924–25

|Second Division

|27

510285
Luton Town

|1926–27

|Third Division South

|0

00000
rowspan="4"|Port Vale

|1927–28

|Second Division

|23

12202512
1928–29

|Second Division

|14

200142
1929–30

|Third Division North

|1

00010
colspan="2"|Total

!38

14204014
Wrexham

|1930–31

|Third Division North

|0

00000
Barrow

|1931–32

|Third Division North

|9

010100
Boston United

|1933–34

|Midland League

|24

100241

References