Sam Gilligan

Samuel Anderson Gilligan (18 January 1882[1] – 17 June 1965) was a Scottish professional association football player in the years prior to the First World War. He made over 200 appearances in The Football League and a handful of appearances in the Scottish Football League.[2]

Sam Gilligan
Personal information
Full name Samuel Anderson Gilligan
Date of birth (1882-01-18)18 January 1882
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 17 June 1965(1965-06-17) (aged 83)
Place of death Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Playing position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Dalry
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Belmont Athletic
1902–1903 Dundee 9 (3)
1903–1904 Celtic 13 (10)
1904–1910 Bristol City 188 (78)
1910–1913 Liverpool 41 (16)
1913–1915 Gillingham 65 (15)
1917 Dundee Hibernian 0 (0)
Forfar Athletic
Total 316 (122)
Teams managed
1913–1915 Gillingham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Dundee, Gilligan was initially an apprentice riveter, but eventually abandoned shipbuilding to become a professional footballer, joining hometown team club Dundee in 1901 at the age of 18.

His football career began with Junior-level club Belmont Athletic before joining Dundee F.C.[1] In 1903 he moved to Celtic, where he spent a single season before moving to England to play for Bristol City.[1] He made 188 League appearances for City,[1] and played in the 1909 FA Cup Final,[3] before joining Liverpool in 1910. After three years there, he joined Gillingham of the Southern Football League as player-manager.[4] In his first season in charge, Gillingham secured their best position in the league for three years.[4] Gilligan did not return to the club after the First World War, he instead went back to Scotland and returned to shipbuilding in Dundee, during which time he also played for Forfar Athletic.[1] He later played for Dundee Hibernian in November 1917, playing and scoring in two minor cup matches.[5] He later moved to the US, and worked for the Republican Iron and Steel Company, whilst playing football for Youngstown-based Mahoning Valleys. He died in 1965.

Playing style

A matchday programme from 1910 described him as: "a player who can adapt himself to any position on the field".[6]

Honours
with Bristol City

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Emms, Steve; Richard Wells (2007). Scottish League Players' Records 1890-91 to 1938-39. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  3. Barnes, Stuart (2008). Nationwide Football Annual 2008–2009. SportsBooks Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 1-899807-72-1.
  4. Bradley, Andy; Roger Triggs (1994). Home of the Shouting Men: Complete History of Gillingham Football Club 1893–1993. Gillingham F.C. p. 57. ISBN 0-9523361-0-3.
  5. Gracie, Steve (2008). A Passion for Survival : Dundee United FC, a Comprehensive History 1909-1945. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 9780955834103.
  6. "Personalia: Sam Gilligan, Liverpool F.C." Play Up, Liverpool!. 15 October 1910. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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