Robert Gillespie (footballer, born 1904)

Robert Gillespie (20 October 1904 – 1971) was an English footballer who played at inside-left.

Robert Gillespie

Personal information
Full name	Robert Gillespie[1]
Date of birth	(1904-10-04)4 October 1904
Place of birth	Manchester, England[1]
Date of death	1971 (aged 66–67)[1]
Place of death	Manchester, England[1]
Playing position(s)	Inside-left
Youth career
	Newton Heath Loco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924–1926	Oldham Athletic	27	(5)
1926–1927	Luton Town	0	(0)
1927–1930	Port Vale	38	(14)
1930–1931	Wrexham	0	(0)
1931	Northwich Victoria
1931–1932	Barrow	9	(0)
	Boston United
	Nelson
	Brierley Hill Alliance
	Ashton National Gas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Gillespie played for Newton Heath Loco, Oldham Athletic and Luton Town, before joining Port Vale in May 1927.[1] He hit 12 goals in 23 Second Division games in 1927–28, including braces against Southampton and Barnsley.[1] 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.[1] He featured just once in 1929–30, and was handed a free transfer to Wrexham.[1] He later turned out for Northwich Victoria, Barrow, Boston United, Nelson, Brierley Hill Alliance and Ashton National Gas.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oldham Athletic	1924–25	Second Division	27	5	1	0	28	5
Luton Town	1926–27	Third Division South	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale	1927–28	Second Division	23	12	2	0	25	12
	1928–29	Second Division	14	2	0	0	14	2
	1929–30	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		38	14	2	0	40	14
Wrexham	1930–31	Third Division North	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barrow	1931–32	Third Division North	9	0	1	0	10	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 111. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Robert Gillespie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)