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Scottish footballer

Harry Gildea
Personal information
Full name Henry Gildea
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Broxburn, Scotland
Date of death 9 April 1917 (aged 26–27)
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
0000–1908 Lochgelly St Patrick's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1909 Hibernian 6 (3)
1909–1910 Grimsby Town 3 (0)
1910–1911 Bristol City 1 (0)
1911–1912 Lochgelly United
1912–1913 East Fife
1913 Lochgelly United
1913–1915 Dumbarton 27 (4)
1915–1916 Lochgelly United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Gildea (1890 – 9 April 1917) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played for Hibernian, Grimsby Town, Bristol City, Lochgelly United, East Fife and Dumbarton.

Personal life

Gildea's brothers Peter and Willie were also footballers. Gildea served as a private with the Black Watch during the First World War and was killed in action in France on 9 April 1917. He was buried in Mindel Trench British Cemetery, Saint-Laurent-Blangy.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1908–09 Scottish First Division 6 3 0 0 6 3
Dumbarton 1913–14 Scottish First Division 27 4 0 0 27 4
Career total 33 7 0 0 33 7

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 110. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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  4. Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  5. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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