John Gilligan (footballer, born 1884) explained

John Gilligan
Fullname:John Ross Gilligan
Position:defender
Birth Date:1884
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland
Death Place:Dundee, Scotland
Clubs1:East Craigie[1]
Years3:1904
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1904–1918
Clubs4:Clyde
Caps4:269
Goals4:0

John Ross Gilligan (1884 – 1946) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender, almost solely for Clyde.[2]

In his first season with the club (having quickly moved on from his first professional appointment on the other side of Glasgow at Partick Thistle),[3] he won the 1904–05 Scottish Division Two title. The team was relegated, but gained promotion again in 1906 and retained their place in the top tier for the rest of his time there, including two third-place finishes which equal their all-time highest placings. He also played in the 1912 Scottish Cup Final which Clyde lost to Celtic.[4]

The sole representative honour Gilligan received was a selection for the Glasgow Football Association's annual challenge match against Sheffield in 1909.[5] In 1911 he was granted a benefit match against his hometown club Dundee.[6]

He was the youngest of four brothers who were professional footballers, the others being Sandy, Billy and Sam.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/we-want-to-be-here-for-another-140-years-east-craigie-jfc-celebrate-milestone-anniversary/amp/ 'We want to be here for another 140 years': East Craigie JFC celebrate milestone anniversary
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. http://ptearlyyears.net/1900s/1904-05 1904-05
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YhQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=H0oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1897%2C4746259 Association Football. Celtic Supreme.
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z9pAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2859%2C5663746 Football. Glasgow v. Sheffield.
  6. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/John+Gilligan+1911+v+Dundee Clyde, 1; Dundee 0
  7. Web site: Brown . John . Blether with Brown: Three Gilligans turned out for Dundee — Sandy, William and Sam . 2022-11-20 . The Courier . en-GB.
  8. https://playupliverpool.com/1921/05/28/kenneth-campbells-life-story-part-iv/ Kenneth Campbell's life story – Part IV
  9. https://playupliverpool.com/1910/10/15/personalia-sam-gilligan-liverpool-f-c/ Personalia – Sam Gilligan, Liverpool F.C.