Harry Gildea

Harry Gildea
Personal information
Full name Henry Gildea[1]
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Broxburn, Scotland[2]
Date of death 9 April 1917 (aged 26–27)[3]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
–1908 Lochgelly St Patrick's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1909 Hibernian 6 (3)
1909–1910 Grimsby Town 3 (0)
1910–1911 Bristol City 1 (0)
1911–1912 Lochgelly United
1912–1913 East Fife
1913 Lochgelly United
1913–1915 Dumbarton 27 (4)
1915–1916 Lochgelly United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Gildea (1890 – 9 April 1917) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played for Hibernian, Grimsby Town, Bristol City, Lochgelly United, East Fife and Dumbarton.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Gildea's brothers Peter and Willie were also footballers.[7] Gildea served as a private with the Black Watch during the First World War and was killed in action in France on 9 April 1917.[8] He was buried in Mindel Trench British Cemetery, Saint-Laurent-Blangy.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1908–09[9] Scottish First Division 6 3 0 0 6 3
Dumbarton 1913–14[10] Scottish First Division 27 4 0 0 27 4
Career total 33 7 0 0 33 7

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 110. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
  3. ^ a b "Casualty". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. ^ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  5. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  6. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. ^ "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Henry Gildea | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Hibernian Player Henry Gildea Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Harry Gildea – Player Statistics (The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.


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