John Gillies (footballer)

John Gillies

Personal information
Full name	John Crawford Gillies[1]
Date of birth	22 October 1918
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	4 November 1991(1991-11-04) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1936	Shawfield
1936–1946	Clyde	83	(19)
1940–1944	→ Heart of Midlothian (guest)
1941	→ Middlesbrough (guest)
1941	→ Third Lanark (guest)
1945–1946	→ St Mirren (guest)
1946–1947	Brentford	5	(0)
	Morton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Crawford Gillies (22 October 1918 – 4 November 1991), sometimes known as Jackie Gillies, was a Scottish professional football outside left who played 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]}

Honours

Clyde

• Scottish Cup: 1938–39^[8][9]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Clyde	1936–37[2]	Scottish First Division	12	3	6	3	18	6
	1937–38[2]		36	8	1	1	37	9
	1938–39[2]		35	8	7	1	42	9
	Total		83	19	14	5	97	24
Brentford	1946–47[10]	First Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			88	19	14	5	102	24

References

1. "John Gillies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
3. "Jackie Gillies – Hearts Career – from 10 Feb 1940 to 15 Apr 1944". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
4. "BRITISH FA XI TOURS". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
5. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 65. ISBN 978-0955294914.
6. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – G". p. 239. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
7. "Gillies John Image 2 Clyde 1938". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
8. "Peace & War | History | Club | Clyde Football Club". Official Clyde Football Club Website. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
9. Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest, BBC Sport, 27 May 2019
10. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 379. ISBN 0951526200.