Michael Gilhooley Explained

Michael Gilhooley
Birth Date:26 November 1894[1]
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Troon, Scotland
Position:Centre half
Years1:1913–1914
Clubs1:Celtic
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1913–1914
Clubs2:Abercorn (loan)
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:1914–1918
Clubs3:Vale of Leven
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:1918–1920
Clubs4:Clydebank
Caps4:57
Goals4:2
Years5:1920–1922
Clubs5:Hull City
Caps5:67
Goals5:0
Years6:1922–1925
Clubs6:Sunderland
Caps6:19
Goals6:0
Years7:1925–1927
Clubs7:Bradford City
Caps7:52
Goals7:0
Years8:1927–1928
Clubs8:Queen's Park Rangers
Caps8:9
Goals8:0
Clubs9:Troon Athletic
Totalcaps:228
Totalgoals:2
Nationalyears1:1922
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Michael Gilhooley (26 November 1894 – 17 May 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He represented Scotland once at international level.

Career

Born in Edinburgh but with much of his early life spent in Fife, Gilhooley played junior football for Glencraig Celtic, then played for Celtic, Abercorn, Vale of Leven, Clydebank, Hull City, Sunderland, Bradford City and Queens Park Rangers, before returning to junior football with Troon Athletic.[2] [3]

At Hull he made 67 league and 5 FA Cup appearances.[4] At Sunderland he made 19 league appearances,[5] having suffered a broken leg soon after joining the club.[6]

He signed for Bradford City in May 1925, and left the club in May 1927.[7] He made 52 appearances in the Football League for them, as well as 1 FA Cup appearance.[8] He then moved to London with QPR, making 9 league appearances in his single season at Loftus Road.[9]

Gilhooley earned one international cap for Scotland in 1922.[2]

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Sources

Notes and References

  1. http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/michaelgilhooley.html (Scotland player) Michael Gilhooley
  2. Web site: Profile. Scottish FA.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. Web site: TigerBase - Players. tigerbase.hullcity.com. 21 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat. thestatcat.co.uk. 21 June 2019.
  6. Book: Charles Buchan: A Lifetime in Football. Charlie Buchan. Charlie Buchan. Random House. 2011. 9781845969271.
  7. Frost, p. 396
  8. Frost, p. 382
  9. http://www.qprnet.com/seasonal-stats---files.html Seasonal Stats | Files