| Brian Gilmore | |
| Fullname: | Brian R. Gilmore |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1929 |
| Originalteam: | Koondrook |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 86 kg |
| Statsend: | 1955 |
| Years1: | 1950–1953 |
| Club1: | Essendon |
| Games Goals1: | 11 (2) |
| Years2: | 1955 |
| Club2: | St Kilda |
| Games Goals2: | 10 (2) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 21 (4) |
Brian Rupert Gilmore (1 December 1929 – 2 July 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Gilmore was recruited from Koondrook, a town on the Victorian side of the Murray River.[1] [2] A follower, Gilmore started out in the seconds in 1949, then in 1950 broke into the seniors for the first time.[3] [4] He made 11 league appearances in his time at Essendon, never more than four in a single season and was a member of the club's 1950 and 1952 seconds premierships.[3] [4] In 1954, Gilmore joined Richmond, where he played briefly in the seconds, before leaving for Kyneton.[5] [6]
He spent the 1955 VFL season with St Kilda and put together 10 games that year, all in succession, a run which ended when he was forced to sit out four weeks for striking Carlton's Noel O'Brien.[4] [7]
Also a professional runner, Gilmore competed in the Stawell Gift and once won the quarter mile race.[3] [8]
Gilmore died on 2 July 2024, at the age of 94.[9]