John Crawford Gillies (22 October 1918 – 4 November 1991), sometimes known as Jackie Gillies, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Clyde.[1][2][3] He toured Canada and the US with the Scottish FA representative team in September 1939 and also briefly played in England for Brentford.[3][4][5][6][7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clyde | 1936–37[2] | Scottish First Division | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| 1937–38[2] | Scottish First Division | 36 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
| 1938–39[2] | Scottish First Division | 35 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 9 | |
| Total | 83 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 97 | 24 | ||
| Brentford | 1946–47[8] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 88 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 102 | 24 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
Honours
Clyde
References
- ^ a b c "John Gillies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Jackie Gillies – Hearts Career – from 10 Feb 1940 to 15 Apr 1944". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "British FA XI Tours". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 65. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Player Appearances and goalscoring records – G". Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 239. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Gillies John Clyde 1938". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 379. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Peace & War | History | Club | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest". BBC Sport. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.