Wilf Gillow | |
Full Name: | Wilfred Bernard Gillow[1] |
Birth Date: | 8 July 1892[2] |
Birth Place: | Preston, Lancashire, England[3] |
Death Date: | 11 March 1944 (aged 51)[4] |
Death Place: | Middlesbrough, England[5] |
Height: | [6] |
Years1: | 1912–1914 |
Clubs1: | Blackpool |
Caps1: | 25 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Clubs2: | Preston North End |
Clubs3: | Fleetwood |
Clubs4: | Grimsby Town |
Totalcaps: | 25 |
Totalgoals: | 3 |
Manageryears1: | 1924–1932 |
Managerclubs1: | Grimsby Town |
Manageryears2: | 1934–1944 |
Managerclubs2: | Middlesbrough |
Wilfred Bernard Gillow (8 July 1892 – 11 March 1944) was an English professional football player and manager. Gillow also played cricket at county level.
Gillow played club football for Blackpool, Preston North End, Fleetwood and Grimsby Town.[7]
Gillow began his coaching career as player-manager at Grimsby Town, and was in charge from 1924 to 1932.[8] He also managed Middlesbrough from March 1934 until his death in March 1944, which came after a "serious" operation.[7]
Gillow played club cricket for Cleethorpes, and represented Lincolnshire in 1926.[9]
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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Grimsby Town | June 1924 | April 1932 | ||||||
Middlesbrough | March 1934 | March 1944 | [10] | |||||
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