John Gilmour (footballer) explained

John Gilmour
Fullname:John Rooney Gilmour
Height:5ft 11in
Position:Left back
Birth Date:15 June 1901
Birth Place:Bellshill, Scotland
Death Place:Dundee, Scotland
Years1:1921–1923
Clubs1:Bathgate
Caps1:56
Goals1:2
Years2:1923–1936
Clubs2:Dundee
Caps2:333
Goals2:13
Years3:1936–1937
Years4:1937
Clubs4:Montrose
Caps4:11
Goals4:0
Years5:1937
Clubs5:Brechin City
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:1938
Clubs6:Dundee United
Caps6:8
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1930
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1930
Nationalteam2:Scotland
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

John Rooney Gilmour (15 June 1901 – 26 February 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Bathgate and Dundee, plus shorter spells with Yeovil & Petters United, Montrose, Brechin City and Dundee United.[1]

He made 369 appearances in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup for Dundee between 1923 and 1936,[1] playing in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final, a 2–1 defeat to Celtic.[2] In that match he played at outside left and also filled in at right back at times in his first four years at Dens Park, with 'Napper' Thomson the usual occupant of the left back berth; after Thomson left the club in 1927, Gilmour made the position his own for the next eight seasons.

He made one appearance for the Scotland national team in 1930 and also played once for the Scottish League XI.[3]

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  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/1925-04-11%3A+Celtic+2-1+Dundee%2C+Scottish+Cup+Final Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time
  3. https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/played-dundee-dundee-united-jock-gilmour/ Played for Dundee and Dundee United – Jock Gilmour