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Robert Gillespie (Scottish footballer)

Robert Gillespie
Personal information
Full name Robert Gillespie[1]
Date of birth 3 December 1900[2]
Place of birth Strathbungo, Scotland
Date of death 11 August 1960(1960-08-11) (aged 59)[1]
Place of death Cathcart, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1919 Battlefield Juniors
1919–1933 Queen's Park 428 (74)
International career
1922 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
1926–1933 Scotland 4 (0)
1926–1933 Scotland Amateurs 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Gillespie (3 December 1900 – 11 August 1960) was a Scottish amateur footballer who made over 420 appearances as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][3][4] After his retirement as a player, he served the club as secretary, committeeman and president until May 1957.[5] Gillespie was capped by Scotland at full and amateur level and represented the Scottish League XI.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gillespie, Robert". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872–1939. ISBN 9798513846642.
  3. ^ Smith, Paul (30 September 2013). Scotland's Who's Who: One Hundred and Forty Years of Scottish International Footballers 1872–2013 (First ed.). Durrington: Pitch Publishing Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 9781909178847.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ "Gillespie Bob Queen's Park 1925". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ^ Robert Gillespie at the Scottish Football Association
  7. ^ "Robert Gillespie". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  8. ^ "R Gillespie". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  9. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 326. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.