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
| 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}}
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rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Oldham Athletic
|27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
Luton Town
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
rowspan="4"|Port Vale
|Second Division |23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12 | |
1928–29
|Second Division |14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
1929–30
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 14 | |
Wrexham
|Third Division North |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Barrow
|Third Division North |9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Boston United
|24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
References
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Category:Footballers from Manchester
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football inside forwards
Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Category:Luton Town F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players
Category:Northwich Victoria F.C. players
Category:Barrow A.F.C. players
Category:Boston United F.C. players
Category:Brierley Hill Alliance F.C. players
Category:Ashton National F.C. players
Category:English Football League players