Donnie Gillies
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald George Gillies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Glencoe, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inverness Clachnacuddin | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Morton | 47 | (23) |
| 1973–1980 | Bristol City | 200 | (26) |
| 1980–1982 | Bristol Rovers | 59 | (0) |
| 1982–19?? | Paulton Rovers | ?? | (?) |
| 19??–19?? | Gloucester City | ?? | (?) |
| 19??–19?? | Bath City | ?? | (?) |
| 19??–19?? | Trowbridge Town | ?? | (?) |
| 19??–19?? | Anorthosis | ?? | (?) |
| 19??–19?? | Trowbridge Town | ?? | (?) |
| 1986–1987 | Yeovil Town | ?? | (?) |
| 19??–19?? | Clutton | ||
| Total | 306 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | Scotland under-23[2] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Donald George Gillies (born 20 June 1951) is a Scottish former footballer, who played initially as a forward but latterly as a right back. He made over 230 Football League appearances and 45 Scottish League appearances in the 1970s in the years after the Second World War.[3][4][5]
Career
A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Gillies first professional club was Inverness Clachnacuddin FC, of the Scottish Highland Football League.[6] Gillies joined Greenock Morton in October 1971 and was twice top scorer. Alan Dicks signed Gillies for £30,000 in March 1973 from Morton for Bristol City. Steve Ritchie moved in the opposite direction to Morton.[6] Gillies made his debut for Bristol City.[7] Gillies joined his former "Robins" teammate, Terry Cooper then the manager, to Bristol Rovers for £50,000 in June 1980. Gillies subsequently played for several West Country clubs in the Western & Southern Leagues with a spell in Cyprus playing for Anorthosis.[6]
After retiring from playing football, Gillies worked as a sales representative until the death of his wife in July 1990. In 1997 Gillies was still living locally at Temple Cloud to the South of Bristol.[6]
Honours
- with Bristol City
- Football League Second Division runners up: 1975–76
- Anglo-Scottish Cup winners: 1977–78
References
- ^ "Donnie Gillies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Scotland U23 Player Don Gillies Details".
- ^ Hugman, Barry (1998). PFA Football League Players' Records 1946 – 1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
- ^ Beal, Richard; Steve Emms (2004). Scottish League Players' Records 1946-47 to 1974-75. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-65-X.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
- ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.