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Scottish footballer

Robert Gillespie
Personal information
Full name Robert Gillespie
Date of birth 3 December 1900
Place of birth Strathbungo, Scotland
Date of death 11 August 1960(1960-08-11) (aged 59)
Place of death Cathcart, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1919 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. After his retirement as a player, he served the club as secretary, committeeman and president until May 1957. Gillespie was capped by Scotland at full and amateur level and represented the Scottish League XI.

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.

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