Sam Gilligan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Anderson Gilligan | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | "" | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalry | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ????–???? | Belmont Athletic | ||
| 1902–1903 | Dundee | 9 | (3) |
| 1903–1904 | Celtic | 13 | (10) |
| 1904–1910 | Bristol City | 188 | (78) |
| 1910–1913 | Liverpool | 41 | (16) |
| 1913–1915 | Gillingham | 65 | (15) |
| ????–???? | Forfar Athletic | ||
| Total | 316 | (122) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1913–1915 | Gillingham | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Samuel Anderson "Sam" Gilligan (born 18 January 1882,[1] date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional association football player in the years prior to the First World War. He made over 200 appearances in The Football League and a handful of appearances in the Scottish Football League.[2]
Career
Born in Dundee, he began his career with Junior-level club Belmont Athletic before joining hometown club Dundee F.C.[1] In 1903 he moved to Celtic, where he spent a single season before moving to England to play for Bristol City.[1] He made 188 League appearances for the "Robins",[1] and played in the 1909 FA Cup Final,[3] before joining Liverpool in 1910. After three years with the Anfield-based club, he opted to join Gillingham of the Southern Football League as player-manager.[4]
In his first season in charge the "Gills" secured their best position in the league for three years.[4] Gilligan did not return to the club after the First World War and appears to have ended his career back in his native Scotland, where he played for Forfar Athletic.[1]
Honours
- with Bristol City
- Football League Second Division champion: 1905–06
- Football League First Division runner-up: 1906–07
- FA Cup runner-up: 1909
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ Emms, Steve; Richard Wells (2007). Scottish League Players' Records 1890-91 to 1938-39. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- ↑ Barnes, Stuart (2008). Nationwide Football Annual 2008–2009. SportsBooks Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 1-899807-72-1.
- 1 2 Bradley, Andy; Roger Triggs (1994). Home of the Shouting Men: Complete History of Gillingham Football Club 1893–1993. Gillingham F.C. p. 57. ISBN 0-9523361-0-3.