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Scottish footballer

Billy Gilligan
Personal information
Full name William Anderson Gilligan
Date of birth 1876
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 1914 (aged 37–38)
Position(s) Wing Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– East Craigie
1898 Dundee 4 (0)
1898 Derby County
1898–1899 Bolton Wanderers 3 (0)
Total 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Anderson Gilligan (1876–1914) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee and in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers.

He was one of four brothers who were professional footballers, the others being Sandy, Sam and John.

References

  1. ^ Billy Gilligan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. 'We want to be here for another 140 years': East Craigie JFC celebrate milestone anniversary, Evening Telegraph, 15 February 2020
  3. "Willie Gilligan | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Brown, John. "Blether with Brown: Three Gilligans turned out for Dundee — Sandy, William and Sam". The Courier. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  7. Kenneth Campbell's life story – Part IV, The Weekly News, 28 May 1921, via Play Up Liverpool
  8. Personalia – Sam Gilligan, Liverpool F.C., Joint Everton and Liverpool Match Programme, 15 October 1910, via Play Up Liverpool


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